Longview (Texas)

Gregg County Harrison County

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Longview is a city in the northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, between the cities of Dallas in the west (125 miles) and Shreveport, Louisiana to the east (60 miles).

In Longview, the the county seat is located ( county seat ) of the Gregg County, the Longview - Marshall Gilmer Metropolitan Statistical Area, together with the County's Harrison and Upshur in the east of the State of Texas.

The city is the cultural and economic center of the region and has a nationally important infrastructure ( two hospitals, three universities and colleges, regional airport, two museums). In the vicinity are several state parks that serve in many ways of recreation.

Longview is located at an altitude of 124 m above sea level. NN, the average temperatures in summer are around 34 ° C, in winter at about 1.5 ° C. The average annual rainfall is around 1180 mm.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Rodney Carrington, stand-up comedian and comedy singer
  • Thurman Green, jazz trombonist, composer and arranger
  • John Lee Hancock, screenwriter, film director and producer
  • Evonne Hsu, singer
  • Chris Ivory, American football player in the NFL
  • Tiffany Jackson, professional basketball player
  • Karen Silkwood, union activist
  • José Francisco Torres, Football Player
  • Craig Anthony Washington, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Forest Whitaker, actor, film producer and director
  • Gary Willis, electric bassist, composer, Transkripteur and bass teacher
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