Longview’s growth took off with westward expansion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the early 1870s. Tyler’s early economy relied on agriculture and immigration from the Old South before the Civil War. ![]() The East Texas communities of Tyler and Longview, though 40 miles apart, are viewed as sharing an economic base and history. History: East Texas oilfield changes agricultural economies
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