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History in
a Pecan Shell
Established before
1900 as a station on the International-Great Northern Railroad.
In the mid-1930s the community had two stores and a number of houses.
By the early 1990s Footes was a dispersed rural community, and many
of the area's residents worked in nearby Longview. |
Gregg
County 1920s map showing Footes
(SW of Longview)
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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