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

Rockwall Farm

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

1. Rockwall Farm Marker

Inscription. Colonial mansion built in 1854, 50 yards north. Overnight stop on W.T. Brooks' stageline from Monroe, La., to Tyler via Pine Tree and Earpville postoffices, both now in Longview.

Slaves hewed lumber and made chimney bricks on site. First floor partitions folded away, making big ballroom for "square dancing", "fiddlers' contests". Favorite game table upstairs was black walnut coffin made for first owner, Thomas Harris.

Last owners, J. Roy Sparkman and J. Jack Castleberry families, restored, opened to visitors.

House burned in 1952.

Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9992.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 32° 30.314′ N, 94° 46.502′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. It is at the intersection of West Marshall Avenue (U.S. 80) and H G Mosley Parkway, on the right when traveling west on West Marshall Avenue. On US 80 (northside) about 2 mi. west of downtown Longview. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Oliver H. Pegues (approx. 1.6 miles away); Martin Hays (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gregg County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Naming of Longview (approx. 2.1 miles away); Kelly Plow Company (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Longview (approx. 2.1 miles away); Timber – The First Industry (approx. 2.2 miles away); King Cotton (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 20, 2023

2. Rockwall Farm 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 1,128 times since then and 118 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.