1920s
By 1920, Longview boasted 9 1/2 miles of paved streets, concrete sidewalks, electric street lights, municipal garbage collection and a paid fire department with the state's first two pumping trucks. In 1920, the Longview Rotary Club was organized as the city's first service club. By 1920-21, a 16-foot-wide strip of asphalt known as State Highway 15 (future U.S. Highway 80) became the first paved road across Gregg County. In 1926, the East Texas Chamber of Commerce was formed and located its headquarters in Longview, with member cities including Dallas, Houston and Shreveport, LA. In 1929, the five-story Gregg Hotel (later doubled in size by new owner Conrad Hilton) was constructed.| HM Number | HM1ODF |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | One Hundred Acres of Heritage, Inc |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 336829 N 3596716 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.49575000, -94.73678333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 29.745', W 94° 44.207' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 29' 44.7" N, 94° 44' 12.42" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 903, 214 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 301 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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