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. A significant historical date for this entry is June 24, 1871.

Location. 32° 30.611′ N, 94° 49.074′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. It 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.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elmira and Aaron T. Castleberry, II (approx. ¼ mile away); Fisher Cemetery (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Rockwall Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Cherokee Trace (approx. 2.6 miles away); White Oak Independent School District (approx. 2.9 miles away); White Oak Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Oliver H. Pegues (approx. 4.1 miles away); Martin Hays (approx. 4.2 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 November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 47 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.