Longview Texas Centennial
Title | Longview Texas Centennial PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 75 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Gregg County (Tex.) |
ISBN |
Longview, Texas Centennial
Title | Longview, Texas Centennial PDF eBook |
Author | Longview (Tex.). Centennial Book Committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1970* |
Genre | Gregg County (Tex.) |
ISBN |
Longview, Texas Centennial Celebration
Title | Longview, Texas Centennial Celebration PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Whitehead |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Longview (Tex.) |
ISBN |
Longview
Title | Longview PDF eBook |
Author | Van Craddock |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738579207 |
Situated in the East Texas Piney Woods, Longview was established in 1870 when O. H. Methvin deeded land to the Southern Pacific to build a railroad station. The village became the county seat of Gregg County in 1873 and quickly prospered as a rail, cotton, and manufacturing center. The discovery of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930-1931 revealed that Longview sat in the middle of the world's largest pool of petroleum. The boom had begun! Today Longview is home to almost 80,000 residents. The city that bills itself as "Real East Texas" is a manufacturing, medical, and educational center and home to such events as the Great Texas Balloon Race and AlleyFest arts festival.
Commemorating a hundred years of Texas history
Title | Commemorating a hundred years of Texas history PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Centennial Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 1934 |
Genre | Texas |
ISBN |
Telling the Texas Centennial Story, 1836-1936
Title | Telling the Texas Centennial Story, 1836-1936 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 10 |
Release | 1936* |
Genre | Texas |
ISBN |
Centennial Edition--story of Longview
Title | Centennial Edition--story of Longview PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Longview (Tex.) |
ISBN |