1870s
Like the oil boom 60 years later, the railroad boom of the 1870s was a rowdy, colorful period that resulted in lasting improvements. Longview consisted of about 60 hastily built frame buildings near Center and Tyler Streets. Almost half of the early buildings were devoted to saloons and gambling, and Longview soon hired a city marshall. The growth of the local religious community also helped tame the town as it grew. By 1877, the town had six church buildings representing Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations.| HM Number | HM1OBU |
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| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | One Hundred Acres of Heritage, Inc |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 336826 N 3596705 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.49565000, -94.73681667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 29.739', W 94° 44.209' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 29' 44.34" N, 94° 44' 12.54" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 903, 214 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 301-399 N Green St, Longview TX 75601, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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