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 Site of James S. Hogg Newspaper
N 32° 29.655 W 094° 44.330
15S E 336633 N 3596553
Texas Historical Marker at 102 N Fredonia St, near the railroad tracks, noting this as the former site of the Longview News, founded by future Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg back in 1871.
Waymark Code: WM10F3M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2019
Views: 13
Marker Number: 14907
Marker Text:
Texas' first native governor (1891-1895), James Stephen Hogg, founded here in 1871 his first newspaper, the Longview News. He was then 20 years old.
In his paper Hogg was a strong supporter of educational and governmental improvements for Longview. He campaigned against Radical Reconstruction policies, railroad subsidies, lawlessness.
This venture, following earlier apprentice news work, showed Hogg's alertness, self-confidence. He was a publisher for 3 years.
This experience developed his qualities of leadership and led to later success as a statesman. (1967)
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