Marker Inscription
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.
About this site
Longview Junction is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4937, -94.7288 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Longview Train Depot (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Turner, J.C., Greenwood, and Campbell Honeymoon Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009980. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
