From the perspective of 90 years, W.A. “Tex” Moncrief Jr. still remembers the hazy, rainy day the well came in. It was a day that forever changed East Texas history.
From the perspective of 90 years, W.A. “Tex” Moncrief Jr. still remembers the hazy, rainy day the well came in. It was a day that forever changed East Texas history.
Columbus Marion Joiner had two towns named after him. Just like the oil business the old wildcatter loved so much, one burg went bust while the other boomed.
The earliest reference to a City Hall is found on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps dated October 1890, 20 years after Longview was founded.
Longview was built on its early connection to the railroad, agriculture-related industries and finance.
Editor’s note: This is adapted from a history provided for the Longview Morning Journal during the city’s centennial in 1970 by Mrs. John Harrison, who then lived in the historic Rembert family home and whose husband was the nephew of Mrs. Frank Taylor Rembert.Frank Taylor Rembert was born Nov. 9, 1853, in Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi.
From Staff Reports
Boldface type nearly 3 inches high told the story Jan. 26, 1931, when the Lathrop No. 1 discovery well blew in.
From Staff Reports
<p>There was a day when the plow was more symbolic of Longview industry than the oil derrick.</p>