South Central Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Safety Follows Wisdom
Photographed By Russ Fabiani, January 7, 2012
1. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker
Safety Trophy Award
Trinity Portland Cement Company
Houston Texas Plant for a
Perfect Safety Record in 1929
Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in
1945, 1947, 1959
Erected 1929 by Portland Cement Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the "Safety Follows Wisdom" Portland Cement Association Safety Trophies series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 29° 45.399′ N, 95° 19.946′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in South Central Houston. Marker is at the intersection of North Hutcheson Street and Hutcheson St. and Freund St. on North Hutcheson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Houston TX 77003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School (approx. 1.1 miles away); El Barrio del Alacrán (approx. 1.2 miles away); Phillis Wheatley High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Frost Town
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More about this marker. This marker is located at the old Trinity Portland Cement site (which is now cleared). Trinity Portland Cement Company was based in Dallas. The Houston plant located near this marker was shuttered in 1976.
Regarding Safety Follows Wisdom. Near identical markers, also erected starting in the mid-1920s, still stand in many small cement communities around America. The practice of awarding these monuments was abandoned during the 1980s, when costs became prohibitive.
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1. Little Known Houston History. This is a video that first led the Contributing Correspondent to want to locate and find this marker. There is no mention of the marker's location, so it took two months to figure out where it was. (Submitted on January 18, 2012, by Russ Fabiani of Houston, Texas.)
2. History of the Lafarge Corporation. Buried in this history of the Lafarge Corporation is information about the
Photographed By Russ Fabiani, December 11, 2011
2. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker
The marker is most often hidden behind overgrown landscape.
Photographed By Houston Port and City Magazine, 1927
3. Trinity Portland Cement Company of Houston, Texas.
From the Houston Port and City Magazine, Nov. 1927, pg. 22.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2012, by Russ Fabiani of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,227 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Russ Fabiani of Houston, Texas. 2. submitted on December 16, 2011, by Russ Fabiani of Houston, Texas. 3. submitted on May 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
