Completing a Century of Development

Completing a Century of Development (HM1ODJ)

Location: Longview, TX 75601 Gregg County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 29.755', W 94° 44.202'

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1970

The decade of the 1970s saw complete integration of the Longview Independent School District. For the first time, African-Americans were elected to the Gregg County Commissioners Court, City Council and School Board. In May 1970, Longview celebrated its centennial with a ten-day festival involving a large segment of the population. As the decade unfolded, plans were under way for a new Longview High School campus, civic center, historical museum, oil museum and shopping mall.

After one hundred years, Longview had outgrown its comfortable image as a small town. Boasting such amenities as a symphony orchestra, ballet theater and art museum, the far-sighted community had come a long way from its humble beginning of "100 Acres of Heritage."
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HM NumberHM1ODJ
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByOne Hundred Acres of Heritage, Inc
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Date Added Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 336837 N 3596735
Decimal Degrees32.49591667, -94.73670000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 29.755', W 94° 44.202'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 29' 45.3" N, 94° 44' 12.12" W
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Area Code(s)903, 214
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Hoover St, Longview TX 75601, US
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