On Avenue D at Franz Road, on the left when traveling north on Avenue D.
This home was built in 1915 by Mason Adcock for Leroy Wilkinson. Later Mr Wilkinson sold the home to his mother Almira Wilkinson and his sister Grace Wilkinson who lived here until their deaths in 1939 and 1967. In 1967 the home was sold to Monroe . . . — — Map (db m170177) HM
On 1st Street at Avenue B, on the left when traveling west on 1st Street.
The Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Company, the "Katy Railroad", was the driving force for many settlers coming to Texas. The MKT was operating through Katy by 1894, serving as water stop for steam engines of the era. The Depot was constructed in . . . — — Map (db m170571) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
The Humble Oil Recycling Plant, known as part of the "Katy Gas Field" is located west of town. It was put into operation in 1943 and during WW II, all of the aviation fuel used for the allied forces was extracted from this field. Plant workers . . . — — Map (db m165301) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
The Katy Heritage Society was organized in 1979. Over the next 26 years and through many generous donations the Katy Heritage Society acquired three houses, and the old Post Office. In 2002, the Katy Heritage Society and the City of Katy formed a . . . — — Map (db m165298) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue C, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
The first public schoolhouse in the new town of Katy was built on this site in 1898 to serve the children of local farmers, ranchers, and railroad workers. That wooden one-room school building was destroyed in the 1900 hurricane, and rebuilt. As . . . — — Map (db m169405) HM
On Avenue C at George Bush Drive, on the left when traveling north on Avenue C.
This home was built in 1902 by G.W. Shapley and his son Will E. Shapley. This home was owned by the J.W. Wise family in the early 1920's until 1928 when it was purchased by the C.C.Cardiff family. After extensive additions to the structure were . . . — — Map (db m169498) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
This home was built in 1898 for the family of W.H. Featherston. It was located on Second Street near Avenue A. In 1906 Featherston became the first pastor of the Baptist church. After the 1900 hurricane the house was also temporarily used for the . . . — — Map (db m165305) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
The Katy Post Office was built sometime before 1920. In 1922 it became the fourth post office for the town of Katy. It has also served as a grocery store, a warehouse, a jewelry store and a private residence. It was donated to the Katy Heritage . . . — — Map (db m165308) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
This house was built in 1916 for the Adam Henry Stockdick family. It was located at the corner of Fourth St. and Ave. A. Mr. Stockdick worked as Katy's first real estate agent. In 1929 the house was purchased by their son William Chester . . . — — Map (db m165306) HM
On George Bush Drive at Avenue E, on the right when traveling west on George Bush Drive.
This home was built in 1898 by Edward Everhart and sold to David Wright on July 24, 1899. It was located at 814 East Avenue. Mr. Wright was an early pharmacist, in 1906 he installed the first telephone lines in Katy from this house to the home of . . . — — Map (db m165303) HM
On Klein Cemetery Road, 0.4 miles west of T C Jester Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
A number of German immigrants settled in this area in the 1840s. The community first called Big Cypress was later renamed in honor of pioneer settler Adam Klein. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery serves as a reflection of the German heritage of this part of . . . — — Map (db m136071) HM
On Stuebner Airline Road at Louetta Road, on the right when traveling south on Stuebner Airline Road.
A farming community developed in this area after a group of German immigrants settled on the banks of Cypress Creek in 1845. The settlement was later named for Adam Klein, who left Germany in 1849 and joined the California Gold Rush before moving . . . — — Map (db m136070) HM
On Red Holly Lane, 0.1 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road, on the right when traveling north.
Maria Katherina (Catherine) Hofius immigrated to Texas in 1852 from her native Prussia at the age of 21. She settled in this part of Harris County, populated by numerous German families, and married Peter Wunderlich soon after her arrival. Widowed . . . — — Map (db m136068) HM
On Red Holly Lane, 0.1 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1870s, former slaves from Alabama and Mississippi settled on Cypress Creek, near a store owned by German immigrants Paulin and Agnes Kohrmann. The Kohrville Community, centered on farming, ranching and lumber industries, offered schools for . . . — — Map (db m136067) HM
Near Red Holly Lane, 0.2 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road.
Peter and Sophie Krimmel Wunderlich built this original home in 1891. Peter was the son of Johann Peter Wunderlich, the first German Wunderlich to settle in Texas. This house is made of pine lumber without knots and came from the Jacob Strack . . . — — Map (db m136075) HM
On Red Holly Lane, 0.2 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road, on the right when traveling north.
J. Peter Wunderlich (1828-1864) migrated from Germany to Texas in 1852. He married Maria Hofius and in 1854 bought 120 acres of farmland in Klein in north Harris County. Peter was killed in 1864 at a gunpowder mill he helped operate during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m136066) HM
On Fernbluff Drive at Mayglen Lane, on the left when traveling south on Fernbluff Drive.
Among the first German settlers in northwest Harris County was Johann Heinrich Theis (b. 1800), who arrived in 1846 with his wife Katherina (Benner) (b. 1804) and their four children. The following year, Johann acquired 200 acres of land in the . . . — — Map (db m136072) HM
On Park Road 1836, on the right when traveling south.
Commanded (The Kentucky Volunteers) Company A, First Regiment at San Jacinto
Died at Houston, June 7, 1854
Erected by The State of Texas
Reverse:
"It is my desire that my body be buried on the battle grounds of San Jacinto . . . — — Map (db m126244) HM
(Front)
David Thomas
Born in Tennessee in 1801
Died From an accidental
wound April 30, 1836 at
the home of Lorenzo DeZavala
Erected by The State
of Texas
(Rear)
Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence
First . . . — — Map (db m126262) HM
On Park Road 1836, 0.1 miles north of Independence Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
Name honors Lorenzo de Zavala, Vice President of Republic of Texas (Ad Interim, March 17-Oct. 17 1836).
Born in Yucatan and educated in the Seminary of Ildefonso, De Zavala was an ardent Liberal who was jailed 1814-1817 for political . . . — — Map (db m119970) HM
On Battlefield Road, 2 miles north of Pasadena Freeway (Texas Highway 225).
First Marine Division
was founded aboard USS TEXAS (BB 35)
when a directive was read on the ship’s
fantail redesignating 1st Marine Brigade on
1 February 1941
while the battleship was flagship for
Caribbean amphibious exercises. . . . — — Map (db m36076) HM
On Park Road 1836, on the right when traveling south.
A member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company at San Jacinto.
Died at Lynchburg in 1839 and was buried near his comrades who fell in battle. — — Map (db m125926) HM
On Park Road 1836 North west of Independence Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
Came to Texas in October, 1835. Fought at San Jacinto in Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company. Died at Lynchburg, August 6, 1836. — — Map (db m90110) HM
(Front)
Lorenzo De Zavala
Born October 3, 1789
Died De Zavala's Point
Harrisburg County
November 15, 1836
First Vice President
of the
Republic of Texas
Erected by the State
of Texas
(Rear)
Member of Consultation . . . — — Map (db m126265) HM
On Park Road 1836, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the memory of the men who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto and later fought in the Army of the Confederacy
Andrew Jackson Berry, Henry P. Brewster, Sion Record Bostic, Moses Austin Bryan, Rev. Anderson Buffington, Thos. . . . — — Map (db m126246) WM
On Park Road, 0.1 miles north of Independence Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
Vice President Lorenzo de Zavala 1789-1836 · Emily West de Zavala · Ricardo de Zavala 1835-1906 · Minna Wadzick de Zavala · Emily Smith de Zavala 1847-1883 · Darwin de Zavala 1872-1881 · Edward Theodore de Zavala 1863-1882 · Katherine E. de Zavala . . . — — Map (db m215875) HM
Near Park Road 1836, on the left when traveling north.
Participated in the capture
of San Antonio in 1835 and
served in the army in 1836
Born in New York in 1799
Died in Harris County,
Texas in 1870 — — Map (db m126009) HM
Roster Company No. 6
James Gillaspie Captain
Matthew Finch 1st. Lieut.
A. L. Harrison 2nd. Lieut.
R. H. Chadduck 1st. Sgt.
Privates
G. Grosby - J. S. Darling - Fielding Dedrick
W. L. Ellis - Hezekiah Faris - Wm. Ferrell
Wm. . . . — — Map (db m126245) WM
(part 1)
The movement to set aside the San Jacinto Battleground as a patriotic shrine was begun in 1856, when a group of Texas veterans assembled here started a fund for a monument to the nine men who fell in the battle. In 1883 the . . . — — Map (db m126008) HM
On Park Road 1836, on the left when traveling north.
North Side:
Two Days Before the Battle
This morning we are in preparation to meet Santa Anna. It is the only chance of saving Texas. From time to time I have looked for reinforcements in vain: We will only have about seven hundred men to . . . — — Map (db m126243) HM WM
Near Independence Parkway west of Park Road 1836, on the left when traveling north.
Marker Front:
No 1
Site Twin Sisters April 20, 1836
Cannon Presented by Citizens of
Cincinnati to Republic of Texas
Supplemental Plaque:
In grateful appreciation of the efforts of the
citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio,
whose . . . — — Map (db m125950) HM
Near Battlefield Road, 2 miles north of Pasadena Freeway (Texas Highway 225).
Last steam engine-driven battleship Four cylinder triple expansion steam engines Largest afloat (27,000 h.p.) at commissioning (1914) Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships
The American Society of Mechanical . . . — — Map (db m36228) HM
On North Bayshore Drive, 0.1 miles north of North Circle Drive, on the left when traveling north.
When the Rev. Nicholas Gallagher became third bishop of Galveston in 1882, most Roman Catholic priests in the Diocese were natives of other states or countries. Realizing the need for a diocesan seminary to train young Texans for the priesthood, . . . — — Map (db m51421) HM
A tribute to the fidelity of pioneer Masons under whose outstanding leadership was laid the cornerstone of The Republic of Texas.
Among these were
Stephen F. Austin • Sam Houston • Thomas Rusk • Branch T. Archer • Anson Jones • Eli . . . — — Map (db m240780) WM
On Independence Parkway, 0.8 miles north of Pasadena Freeway (State Highway 225), on the left when traveling north.
At mid-afternoon April 21, 1836, two miles to the north, General Sam Houston with about 1,000 Texans in 18 minutes annihilated the 1,400-man army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President of Mexico.
Screened by trees and rising ground, . . . — — Map (db m125882) HM
On Main Street at 2nd Street when traveling east on Main Street.
In 1893, Madame Martha Fontaine-Besson who was at the World's Fair when the founders were promoting La Porte, decided to investigate the wonders of Texas. She journeyed to La Porte on one of the excursion trains from Chicago.
Madame . . . — — Map (db m133969) HM
On South 2nd Street south of West Main Street (Texas Highway 146), on the left when traveling south.
In its early days, La Porte had little need for a city hall or jail. City Council meetings were held in various vacant buildings around town and the few lawbreakers were placed either in an old abandoned ice house or locked in a convenient box car . . . — — Map (db m53607) HM
On Broadway at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
"Five Points" is where five main roads converged on what was then the center of town. The roads, which started out as trails, were East Main, West Main, North Broadway, South Broadway and San Jacinto Streets. The spot became a reference point for . . . — — Map (db m133981) HM
On Miller Cut Off Road at Power Plant Access Road, on the right when traveling west on Miller Cut Off Road.
On this site on April 21, 1836, stood the home of Mrs. Margaret McCormick whose husband, Arthur McCormick, died here in 1825. Mrs. McCormick lost her life here in 1854 when the home was burned. — — Map (db m247387) HM
On Miramar Drive at Miramar Drive, on the right when traveling north on Miramar Drive.
The Houston Yacht Club was organized in 1897 by a group of prominent citizens. Members met in the Binz Building in downtown Houston and were led by the first Commodore, Dan E. Kennedy. After Kennedy's death in 1904, the boatmen reorganized as the . . . — — Map (db m59849) HM
On Miramar Drive near Oakdale Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
During the late 1920s, and early 1930s, the city of Shoreacres became a weekend haven for residents of nearby Houston. Families built weekend homes and boating fish camps, where they could enjoy fishing and boating activities on Galveston Bay. . . . — — Map (db m135262) HM
On West Fairmont Parkway at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Fairmont Parkway.
Colorado-based land developers A.M. York, J.H. York, I.R. Holmes, and Tom Lee formed the La Porte Land and Town Company in 1890. They purchased over 1,000 acres of land in this area and began laying out town lots in the fall of 1891. Edward York . . . — — Map (db m51423) HM
On Independence Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
A pioneer ferry of Texas under Mexico and the Republic. Established at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, 1822, by Nathaniel Lynch, one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists. Usual charges at ferries like . . . — — Map (db m125910) HM
On Independence Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
The Mexican Cavalry was on the left wing, Infantry and Artillery in the center behind a fortification of boxes and baggage, while the extreme right was far extended. — — Map (db m125905) HM
On Park Road 1836 North, 0.9 miles east of Vista Road, on the left when traveling north.
Many of the Mexican soldiers who escaped the initial bloodshed were taken prisoner.
After the Texans won the battle, they continued chasing down and killing Mexican soldiers. Few were allowed to surrender in the immediate aftermath. However, . . . — — Map (db m125954) HM
The early policies of Mexico toward her Texas colonists had been extremely liberal. Large grants of land were made to them, and no taxes or duties imposed. The relationship between the Anglo-Americans and Mexicans was cordial. But, following a . . . — — Map (db m6702) HM
On Independence Parkway at Juan N Seguin Boulevard (Vista Road), on the right when traveling south on Independence Parkway.
Near here on the afternoon of April 21, 1836, the army of The Republic of Texas commanded by General Sam Houston was drawn up to attack an invading Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. — — Map (db m125909) HM
Plaque on Front of Marker:
This heritage live oak, planted as a living memorial, marks the site of surrender of Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas. Dedicated to the heroes of . . . — — Map (db m126006) HM
Near Bayshore Drive south of East Fairmount Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
The town of La Porte, developed in 1892, originally reserved a portion of the bayfront for a recreational park, known as Sylvan Grove. Following the panic of 1893, much of the bayfront was sold except for 22 acres that were retained as Sylvan Beach . . . — — Map (db m139614) HM
Near North Wilson Road south of Easter Barbours Cut Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Legend has it that Emily Morgan, Mulatto servant of Col. James Morgan, actually "won" the Battle of San Jacinto for Texas by catching Gen. Santa Anna's eye when he sacked and burned Morgan's Plantation on April 19, 1836. According to the legend, . . . — — Map (db m233561) HM
On Independence Parkway, 0.8 miles north of Pasadena Freeway (State Highway 225), on the left when traveling north.
The Texas Army attacked in four divisions; the Cavalry on the right, commanded by Mirabeau B. Lamar; next, the Infantry under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Millard; the “Twin Sisters” cannon under Colonel Edward Burleson; the 2nd Regiment, . . . — — Map (db m125883) HM
On Independence Parkway at Juan N Seguin Boulevard (Vista Road), on the right when traveling south on Independence Parkway.
To the tune of “Will You Come to the Bower,” the Texans advanced; “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” was their cry. With cannons and gunshot, clubs and Bowie knives they fought — no quarter was given; the rout . . . — — Map (db m125908) HM
On Independence Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Within a few minutes the Battle of San Jacinto was over. According to General Houston's report 630 Mexicans lay dead on the field, 208 were wounded and 730 were taken prisoners. Money, arms and equipment were captured. The Texans had 9 killed and 30 . . . — — Map (db m125906) HM
On Pasadena Freeway Frontage Road (State Highway 225 Frontage Road) west of Sens Road, on the right when traveling west.
Enoch and Eliza (Ballew) Brinson traveled to Texas in 1824 with her father, Page Ballew, and her sister and brother-in-law, Levicy (Ballew) and William Bloodgood. The extended family were among Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. The . . . — — Map (db m168693) HM
On Bayshore Drive south of San Jacinto Street, on the right when traveling south.
The La Porte, Texas branch of the Harris County Public Library began in June 1921
with 110 books placed in the La Porte High School. In 1923, due to increased adult
patronage, the library was moved to quieter and larger quarters in the La Porte . . . — — Map (db m134158) HM
On Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling south.
1895 - The La Porte/Sylvan Beach Depot was constructed in downtown La Porte on East Main Street a short distance from Five Points.
1899 - The Depot became part of the Southern Pacific System and was known as the Galveston, Houston and San . . . — — Map (db m134004) HM
On Independence Parkway North, 0.3 miles east of Crokett Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Lynchburg Cemetery is one of the few remaining traces of the early town of Lynchburg, founded and named by Nathaniel Lynch, who arrived in the area in 1822 and received a Mexican land grant near the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San . . . — — Map (db m169003) HM
On Independence Parkway, 0.1 miles west of Crokett Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Lynchburg Town Ferry, founded in 1822 by Nathaniel Lynch, crosses the Houston Ship Channel downstream of the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. In 1829, the authorities at San Felipe de Austin requested that Lynch move his . . . — — Map (db m53534) HM
On Independence Parkway at Decker Drive (State Highway 330 Spur), on the right when traveling north on Independence Parkway.
Established before 1824 by
Nathaniel Lynch
one of Austin's first colonists
on land granted August 19, 1824.
Granted exclusive privilege to
operate ferry at this point
January 1, 1830, by Ayuntamiento
of San Felipe. Now known as . . . — — Map (db m168757) HM
On Decker Drive (State Highway 330 Spur), on the right when traveling east.
Home of David G. Burnet (1788-1870). First President of the Republic of Texas. To Oakland he brought his bride in 1831 and there they and their son William wrested a livelihood from the soil. — — Map (db m168756) HM
On Bayridge Road, 0.2 miles east of Sandy Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed in 1896 as the summer home of prominent Houston businessman Risdon D. Gribble (1836-1907) and his wife Adelaide (1841-1926). This house was oriented toward the water to take advantage of bay breezes. Flamboyant Houston businessman and . . . — — Map (db m179212) HM
On Bayridge Road east of South Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by prominent Houston architect Joseph Finger, this house was built in 1927 as the summer home of Houston business leaders Wade (1872-1941) and Mamie (1878-1957) Irvin. They owned a number of companies, and Wade was the founder and president . . . — — Map (db m68242) HM
On Bayridge Road at South Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bayridge Road.
The peninsula on Galveston Bay known as Morgan's Point was named for early landowner Colonel James Morgan. Later the area became a favorite summer retreat for wealthy Houston residents who sought refuge from the oppressive heat and humidity of the . . . — — Map (db m51410) HM
On East Main Street at North Wilson Road, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Although the original land grant went to Johnson Hunter in 1824 and the Point was owned by Nicholas Clopper from 1826 until 1835, it was James Morgan who gave the Point its name.
Morgan purchased 1600 acres from Nicholas Clopper in December of . . . — — Map (db m60899) HM
On Bayridge Road, on the right when traveling east.
Architect Alfred C. Finn of Houston drew the plans for this scaled-down replica of the American White House for oil executive Ross S. Sterling (1875-1949). Completed in 1927 on the residential "Gold Coast" stretching from La Porte to Morgan's Point, . . . — — Map (db m51469) HM
On Main Street at North Wilson Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Mayor – April 7, 1984 through June 1, 1992
Dedicated to Mayor John A. Grimes
July 10, 1924 – June 1, 1992
John A. Grimes was elected Mayor on April 7th, 1984 and had just been elected to his fifth two-year term when he was killed . . . — — Map (db m60827) HM
Near East Barbours Cut Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
One of the oldest cemeteries in continuous use in Harris County, this cemetery was founded by Colonel James Morgan, Texas revolutionary soldier. Located on land bought by Morgan in 1834, it was part of a family estate called "The Orange Grove." . . . — — Map (db m51396) HM
On East Main Street at North Wilson Road on East Main Street.
Located at the junction of Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay, the townsite of New Washington was settled by Col. James Morgan (1786-1866), who bought 1600 acres of land in the area in 1835. A native of Philadelphia, Morgan had come to Texas in 1830 . . . — — Map (db m50137) HM
On Clear Lake Park Road north of NASA Road 1, on the right.
In this vicinity lies evidence of a prehistoric Indian campsite and burial ground that takes its current name from the property on which it resided at the time of its discovery. The archeological site is classified as a shell midden site because of . . . — — Map (db m50124) HM
On Clear Lake Park Road north of NASA Road 1, on the right when traveling west.
Growing out of a Union Sunday School established in 1892, Webster Presbyterian Church was organized by farmers who moved to Texas from the Midwest. Early members also included Japanese rice farmers. A small church building erected in 1896 was . . . — — Map (db m50127) HM
On NASA Road 1 east of Space Center Boulevard. Reported missing.
Lumber, oil, and ranching tycoon James Marion West (1871-1941) and his wife, Jessie Dudley (1871-1953), hired eminent Houston architect Joseph Finger to design this 17,000-square foot house as headquarters for their 30,000-acre ranch. Built in . . . — — Map (db m142957) HM
On Westheimer Parkway, 1 mile east of Fry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Freedom Park Memorial Tower was dedicated in September 11, 2015 in honor of the women and men that served our country in the five branches of our armed services, and those who died September 11, 2001 — — Map (db m233020) WM
On Richey Street at Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Richey Street.
This busy commercial area was once part of the Allen Ranch, one of the oldest and largest ranches in southeast Texas. A portion of the land was granted to Morris Callahan in 1824 by Mexico and inherited by his niece Rebecca Jane Thomas (d. 1919), . . . — — Map (db m126443) HM
On Munger Street at Shaw Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Munger Street.
In 1893, portions of the Sam Allen Ranch developed into Pasadena. The city became an industrial center for the Houston Ship Channel during the Great Depression and World War II. In 1939, the Federal Works Agency built a new post office, later named . . . — — Map (db m236108) HM
On Eagle Avenue west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This area has progressed from Indian territory to pioneer ranch land to space-age Pasadena.
Known at one time for its strawberry patches, it is now acclaimed for its oil and chemical industries.
The Vince brothers, members of Stephen F. . . . — — Map (db m168690) HM
On North Richey Street, on the left when traveling north.
Permanent settlement of this area began about 1891. Lot sales in the new town of Pasadena began in 1893, and the town was officially platted three years later. The first recorded burials in this vicinity occurred about 1894, although the exact . . . — — Map (db m125894) HM
On Fairmont Parkway at Young Street, on the right when traveling east on Fairmont Parkway.
A "Society" of Methodists was first formed in the area in 1896 in the nearby community of Deepwater. In 1898, seven people organized a Methodist congregation in Pasadena, and the church first met in the town's one-room schoolhouse. These charter . . . — — Map (db m236102) HM
Near Spencer Highway, 0.1 miles south of Miller Blvd.
The greater Pasadena area grew rapidly from industrialization during and after World War II, with the city's population increasing from 3,436 in 1940 to 22,483 in 1950 and to 58,737 in 1960. In the late 1950s, community leaders and school district . . . — — Map (db m236103) HM
Near Bay Area Boulevard, 0.5 miles south of Red Bluff Road.
This farmhouse was built about 1895 on Galveston Bay in Kemah by Clarence Roberts and his mother, Susan Lamb Roberts, both of whom had moved to Texas from Minnesota.
The 1900 storm blew the house off its foundation after which it was moved . . . — — Map (db m50105) HM
On North Richey Street, 0.5 miles north of West Shaw Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
No 18
Site Vince's Bridge
destroyed by military
permission April 21, 1836
by Deaf Smith, John Coker,
Denmore Reves, John Garner,
John Rainwater, Moses
Lapham, V.P. Alsbury.
This historic deed is believed to
have insured the . . . — — Map (db m125957) HM
On Shaver Street, on the left when traveling south.
Several Pasadena families met in the home of banker Charles Munger in 1893 to discuss the creation of a school for their children. The group converted Munger's chicken coop into a small one-room schoolhouse. Seventeen-year-old Russel Munger became . . . — — Map (db m168796) HM
On Memorial Drive at Piney Point Road, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Drive.
In 1830, Stephen F. Austin's colony built a wagon road in order to transport the colony's cotton via ox wagons from San Felipe to the port at Harrisburg (and after 1836, to Houston). The construction of the San Felipe Trail spurred settlement . . . — — Map (db m170599) HM
On Arrowwood Circle, 0.1 miles west of South Piney Point Road, in the median.
"Piney Point," named for a grove of tall pines at a southward bulge of Buffalo Bayou, was a landmark for early Texan colonists. The San Felipe Trail was initially a primitive path that followed the south bank of Buffalo Bayou. John D. Taylor . . . — — Map (db m169707) HM
