Marshall, Texas
| Marshall, Texas | |
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 Location in the state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°33′N 94°22′W / 32.550°N 94.367°WCoordinates: 32°33′N 94°22′W / 32.550°N 94.367°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harrison |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ed Smith |
| • City Manager | Lisa Agnor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.6 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 413 ft (126 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,523 (city proper) |
| • Density | 809/sq mi (312.5/km2) |
| 280000 (Longview–Marshall CSA) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75670-75672 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-46776 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1340990 |
| Website | marshalltexas.net |
Marshall is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. At the 2010 census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523.
Marshall was a political and production center of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Later it was a major railroad center of the T&P Railroad from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. Activists in the city's large African-American population worked to create social change through the Civil Rights Movement, with considerable support from the historically black colleges and universities here. The city is known for holding one of the largest light festivals in the United States, the "Wonderland of Lights", and, as the self-proclaimed "Pottery Capital of the World", for its sizable pottery industry.
Marshall is referred to by various nicknames: the "Cultural Capital of East Texas", the "Gateway of Texas", the "Athens of Texas", the "City of Seven Flags" and "Center Stage," a branding slogan adopted by the Marshall Convention and Visitors Bureau.
This area of Texas was developed for cotton plantations. Planters brought slaves with them from other regions or bought them in the domestic slave trade. It had a higher proportion of slaves than other regions of the state, and the wealth of the county depended on slave labor and the cotton market.
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