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The Mobberly Hotel opened for business in 1884 in Longview, Texas, as one of the finest hotels between El Paso, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana.Popular with travelers and railroad employees alike, the lavishly furnished three-story, 80-room hotel served Longview for almost 80 years.
Longview is a city in, and county seat of, Gregg County, Texas, United States. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 81,638. [7]
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film directed by S. R. Bindler [1] documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas.The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. [2]
Gregg County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 124,239. [2] Its county seat is Longview. [3] The county is named after John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War.
The Longview metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties—Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 280,000 (though a July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 286,657).
Texas’ wine region happens to be the second-largest American Viticultural Area, and you can explore dozens of vineyards and tasting rooms along Wine Road 290 (U.S. 290), which leads in and out ...
KFXK-TV (channel 51) is a television station licensed to Longview, Texas, United States, serving East Texas as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of Jacksonville-licensed NBC affiliate KETK-TV (channel 56) and Tyler-licensed low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KTPN-LD (channel ...
When the Hotel Gregg officially opened, the Longview Daily News called the event "one of the most auspicious occasions in the history of the city." [2] Guest from all over East Texas including Shreveport, Louisiana attended. In late spring of 1931, due to the oil boom, hotel occupancy was over 100%.