Rails, Timber and Cotton Bring Growth

Rails, Timber and Cotton Bring Growth (HM1OBT)

Location: Longview, TX 75601 Gregg County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 29.738', W 94° 44.207'

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1870s

What eventually became the Santa Fe line running south from Longview Junction was begun in 1877 by the locally capitalized Longview and Sabine Valley Railroad Company. As railroads opened virgin forests to harvest, 20 steam-powered sawmills were making pine lumber in Gregg County. By 1877, Barner Brothers Mill at the Junction had about 50 employees and a capacity of 20,000 board feet of lumber per day.

The rail transport, together with barbed wire and other agricultural innovations, allowed an increasing populace to be engaged primarily in growing cotton. Cotton remained the indispensable cash crop and principle foundation of the local economy. Cotton and corn, respectively, occupied about one-half and one-third of the cultivated acreage of Gregg County. The last cotton gin operating in Gregg County was closed in the early 60's by owner, Lester Mackey.
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HM NumberHM1OBT
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByOne Hundred Acres of Heritage, Inc
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Date Added Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 336829 N 3596703
Decimal Degrees32.49563333, -94.73678333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 29.738', W 94° 44.207'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 29' 44.28" N, 94° 44' 12.42" W
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Area Code(s)903, 214
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301 N Green St, Longview TX 75601, US
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