Longview in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Longview Junction

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 2, 2019

1. Longview Junction Marker

Inscription. This community originated in the 1870s with the junction of the Texas & Pacific and International & Great Northern Railroad tracks. Churches, residences, hotels, restaurants, businesses, boardinghouses, and schools developed in the area to accommodate workers and travelers. A mule powered street railway system operated from 1883 to 1912 to facilitate transportation between downtown Longview and the junction. Annexed to the city of Longview in 1904, Longview Junction remained an identifiable community until automobiles provided greater mobility.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9980.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 32° 29.621′ N, 94° 43.726′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. It is on East Pacific Avenue east of South Mobberly Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located at Depot Park at the Longview Intermodal Train Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East Pacific Avenue, Longview TX 75602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Longview Train Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Anthony Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Sutton Meredith, Jr. (approx.

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0.3 miles away); a different marker also named David Sutton Meredith (approx. 0.3 miles away); Longview Community Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Tyson Smith (approx. 0.3 miles away); Longview High School (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Texas State Historical Association on the Longview Junction. (Submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Longview Junction Marker at Depot Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 2, 2019

2. Longview Junction Marker at Depot Park.

Longview Junction Marker looking towards the Longview Amtrak Station. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 2, 2019

3. Longview Junction Marker looking towards the Longview Amtrak Station.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.