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"Constitution" Bend
Houston, TX
Now Houston's famous ship-turning basin, this bend in Buffalo Bayou was named for the "Constitution," first steamboat to turn around here...
Abraham Roberts Homesite
Tomball, TX
Texas Army Route - April 16, 1836.
Aldine
Houston, TX
The railroad arrived in this area, first called Prairie Switch, in 1873.
Ancient Order of Pilgrims
Houston, TX
After the Civil War, African Americans faced difficulties finding insurance or securing loans.
Anson Jones
Houston, TX
(January 20, 1798 - January 9, 1858) Anson Jones was born in great Barrington, Massachusetts.
Ashbel Smith, M. D.
Baytown, TX
(1805-1885) Born in Hartford, Connecticut, this prominent physician, statesman, soldier, and educator received his degree from Yale...
Augustus Chapman Allen
Houston, TX
Augustus Chapman Allen was born to Roland and Sarah (Chapman) Allen in Canaseraga, New York on July 4, 1806.
Barbara Charline Jordan
Houston, TX
(February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) Barbara Charline Jordan, one of the nation’s preeminent African-American orators and politicians...
Battle of San Jacinto
Houston, TX
At mid-afternoon April 21, 1836, two miles to the north, General Sam Houston with about 1,000 Texans in 18 minutes annihilated the...
Bay Ridge / Morgan's Point
Morgan's Point, TX
The peninsula on Galveston Bay known as Morgan's Point was named for early landowner Colonel James Morgan.
Bayland Guards
Baytown, TX
On April 27, 1861, Dr. Ashbel Smith organized a group of volunteers from Bayland (now Baytown) and Cedar Bayou in Harris County, and...
Bayland Orphans Home
Baytown, TX
The Civil War shattered many families, leaving orphans, destitute widows, and children whose stepfathers were unable or unwilling to...
Bayou Bend
Houston, TX
American heritage collection in mansion built 1927 by William Clifford (1875-1930), Ima (b. 1882), and Mike Hogg (1885-1941), children of...
Bellaire
Bellaire, TX
William Wright Baldwin, president of the South End Land Company, founded Bellaire in 1908 on part of the 9,449-acre ranch once owned by...
Beth Yeshurun Synagogue
Houston, TX
Beth Yeshurun is the oldest continually active Conservative Jewish congregation in Texas.
Booker T. Washington High School
Houston, TX
Booker T. Washington High School, the first high school in Houston open to African Americans, was founded in 1893 as Colored High School,...
Camp Logan
Houston, TX
Soon after the United States' entry into World War I in 1917, the U. S. Army established 34 training camps to prepare troops for warfare.
Captain William Plunkett Harris
Seabrook, TX
Early Texas entrepreneur and pioneer settler.
City of Baytown
Baytown, TX
Located in the Gulf Coast region and situated mostly within Harris County plus a small portion of Chambers County, the city of Baytown is...
City of Humble
Humble, TX
A pioneer oil boom town.
City of Pasadena
Pasadena, TX
This area has progressed from Indian territory to pioneer ranch land to space-age Pasadena.
Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry
Houston, TX
(February 18, 1821 - December 17, 1861) Star and Wreath Fort Bend County planter.
Confederate Naval Works at Goose Creek
Baytown, TX
In 1854, brothers Thomas and John Chubb bought land in the William Scott League on the east bank of Goose Creek at the mouth of Tabbs Bay.
Contributions to the Texas Rice Industry by Seito and Kiyoaki Saibara
Webster, TX
Seito Saibara (1861-1939), former president of Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and first Christian member of the Japanese Diet...
Dairy (Alief)
Houston, TX
Reynolds Reynolds claimed a grant of 1,250 acres of land in this area in 1861.
de Zavala Plaza
San Jacinto, TX
Name honors Lorenzo de Zavala, vice president of the Republic of Texas (ad interim, March 17 - Oct. 17, 1836).
Dr. Benjamin Jesse Covington and the Covington House
Houston, TX
Dr. Benjamin Jesse Covington (c. 1871-1961), his wife Jennie Belle Murphy (1881-1966), and the stately home they built here in 1911...
Edward R. and Ann Taylor
Houston, TX
Edward R. and Ann Taylor Edward Ruthven Taylor, born in August 1845 at Independence, Texas, moved with parents Edward Wyllys and Aaroline...
Ellis Benson
Houston, TX
Ellis Benson (1813-1896), a veteran of the Texas revolution and participant in the battle of San Jacinto, was born in Vermont.
Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantation
La Porte, TX
Enoch and Eliza (Ballew) Brinson traveled to Texas in 1824 with her father, Page Ballew, and her sister and brother-in-law, Levicy...
Frost Town
Houston, TX
The Frost Town community developed on the property of Jonathan Benson Frost, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence.
George Allen
Houston, TX
(April 12, 1812 - June 5, 1854) Texas War for Independence soldier; served also in Somervell Expedition against aggressors in Republic of...
Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House
Houston, TX
The 1905 Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House is a stately, pillared, Classical Revival residence that reflects a respect for antiquity.
Gravesite of John Kirby Allen
Houston, TX
(1810-1838) Co-founder of Houston) Houston in 1836 was a humid swamp overgrown with sweet gum trees and coffee bean weeds.
Gray Lodge No. 329, A. F. & A. M.
Houston, TX
Founded in 1870, this is Houston's second oldest Masonic Lodge.
Griffin Memorial House
Tomball, TX
Built about 1860 by Eugene Pillot, one of the sons of Claude Nicholas Pillot, early Harris County settler.
Gustav August Forsgard
Houston, TX
Gustav (Gustaf, Gustave) August Samuelson (1832-1919) was one of 13 children born to Johannes Samuelson and Anna Petersdotter of...
Hamilton Shirts
Houston, TX
Edward Joseph Hamilton arrived in Houston in 1883 at the age of 21 and promptly founded a menswear business, Hamilton & Scurry, which...
Harper House
Houston, TX
Constructed in 1905 from mail-order house plans designed by Tennessee architect George Barber, this residence in the Westmoreland...
Harris County
Houston, TX
Inhabited during the 17th century by Karankawa and Orcoquiza Indians, and considered in 1756 by Spain for site of Presidio de San Agustin...
Harris County Courthouse of 1910
Houston, TX
When brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen founded Houston in 1836, they designated this site as the Courthouse Square.
Harris County Department of Education
Houston, TX
The Texas Declaration of Independence specifically noted the lack of a public education system as one compelling reason for establishing...
Harrison Barrett
Crosby, TX
(ca. 1845-1917) Born into slavery, Harrison Barrett was the son of Simon and Eliza Barrett, who had come to Texas from Louisiana.
Holland Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M. of Texas
Houston, TX
Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Texas.
Homesite (Point Pleasant) of William Scott
Baytown, TX
A native of Virginia, William Scott (1784-1837) was a planter, merchant, and stockraiser in his native state and in Kentucky, where he...
Houston Bar Association
Houston, TX
Members of the legal profession began practicing in Houston in 1837, one year after Texas gained its independence from Mexico and became...
Houston City, Republic of Texas
Houston, TX
By vote of Congress, Nov. 30, 1836, chosen temporary capital for new Republic of Texas.
Houston Fire Station No. 7
Houston, TX
Houston's oldest fire house, this building was designed by Olle J. Lorehn (c. 1864-1939) and was completed in January 1899.
Houston Yacht Club
La Porte, TX
The Houston Yacht Club was organized in 1897 by a group of prominent citizens.
Humphrey Jackson
Crosby, TX
(November 24, 1784 - January 18, 1833) Educated in law, Humphrey Jackson left his native Ireland in 1808, during a period of political...
Independence Heights
Houston, TX
Promoted by the Wright Land Company, the Independence Heights community began about 1908.
Isaiah P. Walker House
Shoreacres, TX
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the city of Shoreacres became a weekend haven for residents of nearby Houston.
James S. and Alfred T. Lucas
Houston, TX
James Sherwood Lucas (1836-1888) and his son Alfred T. Lucas (1863-1922) immigrated to the United States and became influential brick...
Lee College
Baytown, TX
In 1934, during the Great Depression and after several years of planning, the residents of the Goose Creek Independent School District...
Lorenzo de Zavala
Houston, TX
(1789-1836) Three miles east is homesite and grave of a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first vice-president of the...
Louis Wiltz Kemp
Houston, TX
(September 4, 1881 – November 15, 1956) A native of Cameron, Texas, Lou Kemp had a long career as an asphalt salesman and executive of...
M. D. Anderson
Houston, TX
Tennessee native Monroe Dunaway (M. d.) Anderson (1873-1939) joined his brother Frank and William L. and Ben Clayton in an Oklahoma...
Magnolia Park
Houston, TX
Originally developed as a sprawling excursion park by John Thomas Brady in 1890, Magnolia Park earned its name from its abundance of...
Magnolia Park City Hall and Central Fire Station
Houston, TX
The City of Magnolia Park was incorporated on July 1, 1913, on property first developed by John Thomas Brady in 1890 as a large excursion...
Matthew Burnett Homesite
Houston, TX
Texas army camp - April 16, 1836.
Mollie Bailey
Houston, TX
A native of Alabama, Mollie Arline Kirkland was married to James Augustus (Gus) Bailey in 1858.
Near Site of Isaac Batterson Home
Famed for its part in winning the War for Texas Independence, the flooring of this house was, on April 19, 1836, appropriated by General...
New Washington
Morgan's Point, TX
Located at the junction of Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay, the townsite of New Washington was settled by Col. James Morgan...
Old Harrisburg
Houston, TX
Early Texas port and trading post.
Old Market Square
Houston, TX
Platted 1836 by surveyors Gail Borden, Jr., and Moses Lapham as "Congress Square.
One Mile Northeast to Site of Lynch's Ferry
La Porte, TX
A pioneer ferry of Texas under Mexico and the Republic.
Original site of the Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Houston, TX
Original site of the Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company The Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company, one of the first companies in the nation...
Pioneer Memorial Log House
Houston, TX
Conceived by the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (SJCDRT), the Pioneer Memorial Log House was created to...
Rice University
Houston, TX
William Marsh Rice (1816-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and through extensive entrepreneurship became one of the state's wealthiest men.
Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation
Seabrook, TX
Virginia native Ritson Morris (1798-1849) came to Texas about 1827.
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown, TX
After a population increase due to the discovery of oil in 1908, local residents realized the need for permanent school facilities and...
Samuel Mc Carley Homesite
Houston, TX
Texas Army Camp - April 15, 1836 Samuel McCarley (1775-1838), his wife Celia (1794-1873), and their ten children settled near here on...
San Jacinto Community College District
Pasadena, TX
SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT THE GREATER PASADENA AREA GREW RAPIDLY FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II, WITH...
Site of Academy of the Incarnate Word
Houston, TX
First permanent Catholic school in Houston.
Site of General Offices, Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad
Houston, TX
Building of a railroad from here to the Brazos, to handle commerce of rich plantations, was attempted unsuccessfully in 1840-41 by early...
Site of Lubbock Ranch
Houston, TX
Texas statesman Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) owned a 1300-acre ranch near this site.
Site of Old Houston Academy
Houston, TX
Founded 1856. Lost most of its male students to Confederate army in Civil War.
Site of the Organization of Lady Washington Chapter, NSDAR
Houston, TX
The Lady Washington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was organized on November 14, 1899, when...
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Houston, TX
On April 10, 1893, under the guidance of Francis Marion Otis Fenn, a local lodge was organized in Richmond for the benefit of male...
Spring
Spring, TX
Spring Initially a farming community supported by crops, including sugar cane and cotton, Spring was platted by the Houston & Great...
Spring Creek County
Tomball, TX
In early Texas, most citizen interactions with government took place at the county seat, so smaller counties were more convenient for the...
St. Thomas High School
Houston, TX
Established 1900 as St. Thomas College, and housed that year in a former Franciscan monastery built in 1861 at Franklin Avenue and...
Temple Beth Israel
Houston, TX
Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas.
Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M.
Houston, TX
This Masonic Lodge traces its history to the early days of the Republic of Texas, when the seat of government was located in the newly...
The City of Katy
Katy, TX
Karankawa Indians hunted buffalo on this site as late as the 1820s.
The Houston Light Guard
Houston, TX
Organized as a Texas militia unit on April 21, 1873, the Houston Light Guard originally participated in parades, ceremonies, and...
The Kennedy Bakery
Houston, TX
Irish native John Kennedy (1819-78) came to Houston in 1842.
The Klein Community
Klein, TX
A farming community developed in this area after a group of German immigrants settled on the banks of Cypress Creek in 1845.
The Waldo Mansion
Houston, TX
A Confederate veteran, J. P. Waldo (1839-1896) settled in Houston after the Civil War.
Theis (Theiss) Family
Spring, TX
Among the first German settlers in northwest Harris County was Johann Heinrich Theis (b. 1800), who arrived in 1846 with his wife...
Thomas H. Ball, Jr.
Houston, TX
Son of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ball, was born in Huntsville, Texas, on January 14, 1859.
Thomas William House
Houston, TX
(March 4, 1814 - January 17, 1880) A native of Stoke St. Gregory in Somersetshire, England, T. W. House emigrated to the United States in...
Tod-Milby Home Site
Houston, TX
John Grant Tod (1808-1877), a Kentuckian, left home at 17 to go to sea.
W. L. Foley Building
Houston, TX
John Kennedy (d. 1878), who had a trading post for frontiersmen and Indians in Houston as early as 1841, built the oldest part of this...
Wade and Mamie Irvin House
Morgan's Point, TX
Designed by prominent Houston architect Joseph Finger, this house was built in 1927 as the summer home of Houston business leaders Wade...
Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel
Spring, TX
This building was constructed in 1902 by one of Spring's earliest families, the Wunsches, who came here from Germany in 1846.