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 Longview Junction Posted by:  palewryter
N 32° 29.618 W 094° 43.727
15S E 337577 N 3596469
Longview Junction has its origins in the early 1870s near Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM3K7J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2008
Views: 13
Marker Number: 9980
Marker Text:
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 school 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.
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