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

Longview

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

1. Longview Marker

Inscription. Named for "long view" from Rock Hill when surveyors laid off townsite in 1870. Incorporated June 24, 1871. Became county seat of Gregg County; also railroad, agricultural and lumber center. Its history includes an 1894 bank robbery-- the last raid of the notorious "Dalton Gang". Early home of Governors Thomas M. Campbell and James S. Hogg. Since nearby 1931 Lathrop Well extended East Texas oil field into world's largest, it has been a petroleum, financial, industrial, medical, cultural, religious hub. Home of LeTourneau College. Historic sites marked.

Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9977.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 30.611′ N, 94° 49.074′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. Marker is at the intersection of West Marshall Avenue (U.S. 80) and Fisher Road, on the right when traveling east on West Marshall Avenue. W. Marshall Ave. (US 80), south side, just east of Fisher Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Longview TX 75601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rockwall Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Cherokee Trace (approx. 2.6 miles away); White Oak Independent School District

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); White Oak Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gregg County (approx. 4.6 miles away); Kelly Plow Company (approx. 4.6 miles away); Timber – The First Industry (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Longview (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

2. Longview Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.