On Palm Street, 0.1 miles north of El Jardin Drive, on the right when traveling north.
New York native William Plunkett Harris (1797-1843) ran a steamboat line in partnership with Robert Wilson before moving to Texas in 1830. At Harrisburg, founded by his brother John Richardson Harris (d. 1829), for whom Harris County was named, he . . . — — Map (db m201918) HM
Near Pine Gully Road, 0.2 miles east of Todville Road, on the right when traveling east.
In this vicinity are the remains of a prehistoric Indian refuse pile, comprised mainly of clam shells. Archeologists call such sites "shell middens." They are the result of centuries of shellfish harvesting by early Indian groups. Shells found at . . . — — Map (db m35922) HM
Near North Meyer Avenue at El Mar Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Virginia native Ritson Morris (1798-1849) came to Texas about 1827. He settled first in Nacogdoches, where he married Minerva Edwards in 1829. One year later, following the birth of their first child, the Morrises moved to this area, where Minerva's . . . — — Map (db m51425) HM