I went South of Nacogdoches about twenty miles on US Hwy 59, (soon the be the stupid US Interstate Hwy 69) to Lufkin. On the North side of Lufkin I drove West Loop a few miles to the clearly marked exit for the Ellen Trout Zoo. Address: 402 Zoo Circle, Lufkin, Texas 75904 Phone: 936-633-0399 Entry Fees: $7 USD adults, $3.50 USD children 4-11 years, under 4 years free Open: year round, 09:00-16:30 (sometimes 17:00) According to Wikipedia, the Ellen Trout Zoo was founded in 1964 by Walter Trout. His mother's name was Ellen. The zoo received a hippopotamus, and the hippo pen was opened in the summer of 1967. I remember long ago the zoo would sell you a large cabbage for $0.25 USD to feed the hippo. One quick "hippo chomp" and the cabbage
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