One Hundred Acres of Heritage - 1870
125 East Tyler Street

This marker, depicting a downtown Longview street scene at the turn of the century, presents a brief history of the beginning of our city.

Then Came the Railroad
101 North Fredonia Street

The railroad has played a significant role int he development of Longview since 1870 when O.H. Methvin deeded one hundred acres to the Southern  Pacific Railroad.

 From Subsistence to Cash Crops
221 East Tyler Street

From the humble beginnings of the early settlers who farmed only to meet their needs, Longview's agricultural diversity helped the community to prosper.

Timber - The First Industry
101 East Cotton Street

The abundance of natural resources gave rise to the area's first industry - timber.

 First Baptist Church
127 South Fredonia Street

The neo-classic, domed Memorial Suditorium depicted on this marker was dedicated in 1914 and served the main sancturary until 1951.

 Banking - the Final Ingredient
221 East Tyler Street

The establishment of banking supplied the final ingredient needed to solidify the development of Longview's expanding economy.

Kelly Plow Company
West side of Center Street near Cotton Street

In 1882, George Addison Kelly moved the Kelly Plow Company to Longview where his family produced agriculturalo tools and machines until 1975.

  When Mule-Power Moved People
Near Cotton and North Fredonia Streets

The Longview & Junction Railway Company operated a mule-drawn trolley that ran from Methvin and Sixth Strets to Fredonia Street just south of Tyler Street.

 The Discovery Wells
108 North Fredonia Street

The Daisy Bradford #3, the Lout Della Crim #1 and the Lathrop/Skipper Well #1 all mark significant milestones in the history of the East Texas Oil Field.

One of the many markers on the Gregg County Courthouse is a Texas Historical Marker which remembers O.H. Methvin Sr., the founder of Longview.  The story tells how Methvin made possible for the railroad to have the land and how Longview was named. 

Elsewhere in downtown on a building is a painted tile that tells the story of the naming of Longview in word and picture.