On Congress Street at San Jacinto Street, on the right when traveling west on Congress Street.
In December 1835, near the beginning of the Texas Revolution, the new Provisional Government of Texas defined the boundary of the Municipality of Harrisburg, similar to the extent of Harris County today. Its largest town and seat of government was . . . — — Map (db m119465) HM
On South Houston Avenue at Isaacks Road, on the right when traveling north on South Houston Avenue.
Joseph Dunman
Republic of Texas
Early Humble Pioneer
Born 1794 Louisiana
Died 3 April 1859 Harris County Texas
Born in Louisiana in 1794, Joseph Dunman served as a private in De clouet's Regiment in the Louisiana Militia during the . . . — — Map (db m123003) HM
Near Wyoming Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Established in 1866 by Texas Confederate veterans for children of deceased soldiers. Had capacity for 250. Rev. Henry F. Gillette was first superintendent. C.S.A. Col. Ashbel Smith, diplomat, soldier and statesman, was staff doctor. Trustees . . . — — Map (db m307845) HM
The railroad arrived in this area, first called Prairie Switch, in 1873. The Aldine post office was established in 1896; twenty-five to thirty families, most of Swedish descent, settled on Aldine's fertile land. Here they grew such products as . . . — — Map (db m196121) HM
On Congress Street at San Jacinto Street, on the right when traveling west on Congress Street.
Inhabited during the 17th century by Karankawa and Orcoquiza Indians, and considered in 1756 by Spain for site of Presidio de San Agustin de Ahumada, this region was settled permanently in 1822 by the colonists of Stephen F. Austin. In 1824 John R. . . . — — Map (db m59557) HM
On Willis Montgomery (Farm to Market Road 1097) 0.1 miles east of Liberty Road, on the right when traveling east.
Following the American Civil War and emancipation of slaves in 1865, it was not until 1871 that African Americans in Texas were able to uniformly register to vote, following the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. . . . — — Map (db m310083) HM
On Fannin Street at Congress Street, on the right when traveling north on Fannin Street.
This site has served as the courthouse square for Harris (originally Harrisburg) County since the completion of the first county courthouse, a two-story frame structure, in April 1838. Later courthouses were constructed on this site in 1851, 1860 . . . — — Map (db m304495) HM
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
The Texas Declaration of Independence specifically noted the lack of a public education system as one compelling reason for establishing a separate republic. Later, as a result, Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar led the congress in . . . — — Map (db m247356) 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 Wyoming Street just east of South Palmetto Street, on the right when traveling east.
Teacher, historian and preservationist Adina Emilia de Zavala was born in Harris County, Texas, on November 28, 1861. She was the daughter of Augustine and Julia Tyrrell de Zavala, and the granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala, first Vice-President of . . . — — Map (db m163739) HM
Near North Main Street 0.3 miles north of West Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road, on the left when traveling north.
“…life has duties to perform to its last moments; this world is not a resting place.”
Ashbel Smith was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1805. Recieved his M.D. degree from Yale in 1828, and came to Texas from South Carolina in 1837. He . . . — — Map (db m61316) HM
Near Wyoming Street, on the right when traveling north.
On April 27, 1861, Dr. Ashbel Smith organized a group of volunteers from Bayland (now Baytown) and Cedar Bayou in Harris County, and Barbers Hill in Chambers County. The group, known as the Bayland Guards, drilled on Smith’s Evergreen Plantation and . . . — — Map (db m53617) HM
On Montrose Boulevard at Sul Ross Street, on the right when traveling south on Montrose Boulevard.
Constructed in 1912 for businessman John Wiley Link, this building was designed by the firm of Sanguinet, Staats & Barnes and was the first home completed in the Montrose subdivision, which Link developed. Oilman Thomas P. Lee purchased it for his . . . — — Map (db m235550) HM
Near North Main Street at North Freeway Service Road.
Hortense Ward was born in 1872 in Matagorda County and was the eldest child of Frederick and M. Louise (Labauve) Sparks. As a child, Hortense attended the Catholic Academy of Nazareth in Victoria and later taught school for a time in Edna. While in . . . — — Map (db m235747) HM
Archibald Wynns was born in Henry County, Tennessee to Thomas Henry and Winniford (Outlaw) Wynns. Archibald married Martha Elizabeth Edmunds in January 1836, and the couple soon set out for Texas. The Wynns constructed their first home on the corner . . . — — Map (db m123010) HM
On North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Marlboro, Mass., to Micah and Susanna Dennison (Frost) Sherman, Sidney Sherman (1805-1873) lived in Boston, New York City, and Cincinnati before settling in Newport, Ky. There he married Catherine Isabel Cox (1815-1865) in 1835; the couple . . . — — Map (db m290049) HM
On Crawford Street at Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Crawford Street.
In style of great European churches. The work of the Very Rev. Joseph Querat, a canon of Cathedral of Lyons, France, and missionary to Texas 1852-1878. Begun 1867 when Father Querat (with aid of parishioners) bought old Harris County Courthouse . . . — — Map (db m307875) HM
On Elgin Street at Emancipation Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Elgin Street.
One of Houston's most respected and influential religious, civic and business leaders, Jack Yates was born enslaved in Virginia. He was enslaved when he came to Matagorda County, Texas in 1860. After emancipation he moved his family to Houston. He . . . — — Map (db m171244) HM
On Tuam Street at Hutchins Street, on the left when traveling west on Tuam Street.
Born enslaved in Virginia and brought to Texas in 1837, Richard Allen emerged as an influential community and political leader in Houston after emancipation. He was a skilled carpenter, contractor, mechanic and bridge builder. Allen attended . . . — — Map (db m171240) HM
On U.S. 105 at Sandy Beach Drive (Private), on the right when traveling west on U.S. 105.
In the early twentieth century, Texas experienced several devastating floods and droughts. The Texas Legislature in response established the concept of river authorities designed to steward water resources for public use. In the 1930s, local . . . — — Map (db m310087) HM
Thomas H. Ball, Jr., son of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ball, was born in Huntsville, Texas, on January 14, 1859. He graduated from Austin College in Huntsville in 1877. He married Minnie F. Thomason in 1882, and they became the parents of four . . . — — Map (db m246876) HM
On Boondocks Road at Patterson Road, on the left when traveling north on Boondocks Road.
The modern Texas rice industry was shaped in part by the Mayumi brothers, who arrived here from Japan in the early twentieth century. Rice had been grown in limited quantities in Jefferson County since the 1840s, but production remained relatively . . . — — Map (db m213859) HM
Near Rockhill Street near Glencrest Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Texas statesman Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) owned a 1300-acre ranch near this site. A native of South Carolina, Lubbock came to Houston in 1837. He soon opened a general store and was a business, political and civic leader. He served as . . . — — Map (db m50142) HM
On Bagby Street at Anita Street, on the right when traveling south on Bagby Street.
On February 17, 1929, representatives from three organizations met in Corpus Christi to merge and form the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The new group sought to unify statewide efforts to challenge racism and inequities toward . . . — — Map (db m119971) HM
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
After 1900 the Port of Galveston emerged as the second largest in the United States. Following completion of a deep water channel to Texas City in 1904, the mainland’s major petroleum petro-chemical plants, tin smelter and allied industries, had . . . — — Map (db m239828) HM
Near East Magnolia Street 0.1 miles east of Lavaca Street.
Burial place, Texas heroes and pioneers. Began as private plot of family of John R. Harris, founder of Harrisburg (now part of Houston). First burial, on July 23, 1839, was of Mrs. Harris' cousin, Judge John Birdsall, an ex-Attorney General of . . . — — Map (db m265914) HM
On Memorial Drive near Piney Point Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1824, colonial empresario Stephen F. Austin received from the government of Mexico the authority to administer public lands. Most early grants were for cotton plantations along the Brazos and Colorado Rivers, but a few were for timber . . . — — Map (db m170594) HM
On North Main Street at North Freeway Service Road on North Main Street.
One of Houston's oldest and largest cemeteries, with over 30,000 graves, Hollywood Cemetery has served as the final resting place for Houston residents for over a century. William James Moore and his brother, Samuel B. Moore, purchased the first 55 . . . — — Map (db m235735) HM
On Bissonnet Street 0.1 miles west of Hillcroft Avenue.
Chinese immigrants arrived in Texas in the 1870s and 1880s, primarily to build railroads and work as laborers. These early immigrants faced harsh working conditions and racism from those fearing they would take away jobs. Chinese Texans were also . . . — — Map (db m232196) HM
On South Wynden Drive 0.2 miles east of South Post Oak Lane, on the right when traveling east.
PLEASANT BEND. "This beautiful place, which is situated about eight miles from this city, is one of the most pleasant places in Harris County. Several extensive improvements have lately gone up. Mr. A.T. Morse has lately erected a large . . . — — Map (db m169794) HM
Constructed c. 1890s, the Kleb Family Home and its location in the wooded northwestern part of Harris County represent a time of dispersed rural settlement in the area. Edward Kleb, a descendant of German immigrants who arrived in Texas in 1846, . . . — — Map (db m140289) HM
On Market Street at South Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
Harris County was 1861 center for 492 miles of state railroads, with Texas & New Orleans going from here to Orange; Houston & Texas Central to Millican; Houston Tap & Brazoria to Columbia; Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado to Alleyton; and . . . — — Map (db m170799) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2022 0.5 miles south of State Road 294, on the right when traveling south.
Racial tensions in America in the early 20th century were sometimes punctuated by violent outbursts. One such occasion began near Slocum and Denson Springs and spread across a wide area near the Anderson-Houston county line. Beginning on the morning . . . — — Map (db m286937) HM
On Hempstead Road 0.1 miles west of Spring Cypress Road, on the right when traveling west.
Attakapas and Akokisa Indians began to disappear from Harris County in the mid-1800s with the arrival of Anglo settlers. The first documented settlers in the Cypress area were the Burnett and Simmons families, beginning by 1831. Matthew Burnett . . . — — Map (db m197289) HM
On Texas Street at San Jacinto Street, on the right when traveling east on Texas Street.
San Jacinto Street San Jacinto Street received its name from the battle fought on April 21, 1836, alongside the San Jacinto River, where the Texans won their independence from Mexico. This street was not only a major commercial artery, but it . . . — — Map (db m140416) HM
On Emancipation Avenue at Tuam Street, on the right when traveling south on Emancipation Avenue.
David Elias Dibble was born enslaved in Darien, Georgia and brought to Texas in 1837. He was self-educated and was a carpenter by trade. Dibble became a respected religious and community leader. In 1864, he became an anointed preacher. A year . . . — — Map (db m171242) HM
On Elgin Street at Hutchins Street, on the right when traveling west on Elgin Street.
Richard Brock was born enslaved in Kentucky and brought to Texas around 1847. After emancipation, he became an early land owner, civic and political leader in Houston. He was a trustee of the Colored People of Harris County Festival Association . . . — — Map (db m171243) HM
On North 2nd Street north of Bellaire Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
After the fall of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, Gen. Sam Houston led the Texan Army in retreat from Gonzales. The Mexican army under Gen. Santa Anna followed eastward from San Antonio. On April 14, while Houston's army was north of him, Santa Anna . . . — — Map (db m201933) 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 North Pine Street at Epps Street, on the left when traveling north on North Pine Street.
Built about 1860 by Eugene Pillot, one of the sons of Claude Nicholas Pillot, early Harris County settler. Taught trade by his father, Eugene Pillot became an outstanding builder in Texas coastal area.
Original site of this house (near . . . — — Map (db m170798) HM
On South Stewart Street west of Silver Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
William M. Rice first came to Texas in 1834 and settled in what is now Nacogdoches County, where he was involved in frontier defense and served a an alcalde in the Mexican government. He served in the Texas Revolution and was wounded in the . . . — — Map (db m147092) HM
Near Savannah Road (Business U.S. 9) 0.1 miles east of North Village Main Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Theodore C. Freeman – Lewes Native
Ted Freeman was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1930 but his family moved to Lewes, Delaware before he was 18 months old. Freeman was educated at Lewes schools and graduated in 1948 from . . . — — Map (db m227859) HM
Near Landa Park Drive at Monument Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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The first German settlements in Texas were Industry in Austin County, founded by Friedrich Ernst in 1831, Biegel in Fayette County, founded by Joseph Biegel in 1832, Cat Spring in Austin County, founded by the von Roeder, Kleberg, . . . — — Map (db m210312) HM
On Bayway Drive 0.7 miles south of Wooster Street, on the left when traveling south.
In the 1820s, most area residents were loyal citizens of Mexico until Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna abrogated the Constitution of 1824. As hostilities between Mexico City and newly-arrived Texian settlers escalated, many in east and . . . — — Map (db m282277) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1891, Quincy Adams Wooster visited Texas from Iowa. He was so impressed with this area that he sold his farm and moved his family here. With his business partner, Willard D. Crow, Wooster bought thousands of acres along Scott's Bay. He had the . . . — — Map (db m275446) HM
On South Main Street at S Alexander Drive, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.
As early as 1841, school district boundaries were defined by justice precinct boundaries, with the Baytown area comprising School District No. 8. The 1876 State Constitution and school law abolished these districts and created what were called . . . — — Map (db m282286) HM
On Gaylord Drive at Piney Point Road, on the right when traveling east on Gaylord Drive.
The earliest Europeans to settle in the Spring Branch area were Jacob Schroeder and his wife Dorothea. They arrived in Houston from Germany in about 1838, bringing two children. In 1839, Jacob applied for a Republic of Texas land grant of 640 . . . — — Map (db m169592) HM
On West Dallas Street at Buffalo Park Drive on West Dallas Street.
The Rev. John Henry "Jack" Yates, an important leader in Houston's late 19th century African-American community, was born into slavery in Gloucester, Virginia where he learned to read and write. After attending slave religious meetings, Yates became . . . — — Map (db m235534) HM
Beginning in 1931, architect John F. Staub (1892-1981) designed and constructed a chateau style house in River Oaks for James Robert Neal (1894-1939), coffee magnate and vice president of Houston's Second National Bank, and his wife, Marian Holt . . . — — Map (db m255468) HM
On South Main Street at Montrose Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
In 1924, seven friends who lived near the newly constructed Museum of Fine Arts formed the Garden Club of Houston. They planned to study horticulture, experiment with new plants and further the beautification of the city of Houston. From this small . . . — — Map (db m125880) 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 m257071) 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
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
On Broadway (Farm to Market Road 1468) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
The rice industry in Matagorda County began in Nov. 1899 when A. P. Borden of Pierce first broke ground three miles outside Bay City. The following month, the Matagorda County Rice & Irrigation Company began preparations to plant 600 acres of . . . — — Map (db m292838) HM
On East San Augustine Street at Canterbury Court on East San Augustine Street.
In the 1820s, the first Anglo settlers came to Texas with Empresario Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" families. Though the first city, San Felipe de Austin, was established in nearby Austin County, many of the "Old 300" settled in Harris County, . . . — — Map (db m247386) HM
On South Main Street (Loop State Highway 429) at West Buffington Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
On road used 1690 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. In 1821 Andrew Millican began settlement. Henry Fanthorp opened his inn 1834, a post office 1835. Kenneth Anderson, last Vice-President, Republic of Texas, died at Fanthorp's, 1845. After his . . . — — Map (db m118977) HM
Near John F Kennedy Boulevard north of Lauder Road.
This historic family burial ground marks the homestead of a veteran of the Texas Revolution and early settler of Harris County, Johann Schlobohm (1807-1882) was born in the Hanover region of Germany, and was in New Orleans by March 15, 1836, when he . . . — — Map (db m247353) HM
On Harrisburg Boulevard at Forest Hill Blvd, on the right when traveling east on Harrisburg Boulevard.
In October 1911, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate established their Roman Catholic Society's first parish in Harris County and named it Immaculate Conception. The site chosen was on Harrisburg Boulevard in the incorporated community of Magnolia Park, . . . — — Map (db m235918) HM
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 park. For the municipality's first ten years, city offices were located in various temporary facilities, all . . . — — Map (db m201783) HM
Near Washington Avenue at Custus Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Arrived in Texas, 1827. Received land grant in Austin's second colony, 1831. Fought (Oct.-Dec. 1835) in Siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight (Nov. 26). Married Susan . . . — — Map (db m123022) 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 0.2 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
Walter Acker joined the Confederate Army in Paulding, Mississippi at age 16. He arrived in Lampasas in 1875 as an attorney with his second wife, Elizabeth. He was elected district attorney in 1878, state representative in 1883, and mayor in 1901. . . . — — Map (db m175367) HM
Near Locust Street at Main Street (Business U.S. 82).
During the 4 years, 4 months after secession, Texas sent 18 lawmakers to the Confederate capitols. Her delegates to the Provisional Congress, Feb. 1861 to Feb. 1862, were John R. Gregg, Freestone County; John Hemphill, Travis County; Wm. B. . . . — — Map (db m96899) HM
On West Knox Street at Glasscock Street on West Knox Street.
Born in Kentucky, February 15, 1795 • Came to Texas in 1822 with Austin's first colony • Died July 2, 1874 His wife Elizabeth Smith Rankin Born January 30, 1802 Died June 1, 1882 — — Map (db m164753) HM
On West Main Street at King Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
Oil was discovered on Tabbs Bay in 1905 and the town of Goose Creek grew among the oil derricks to include about fifty buildings with another 100 tents for oil field workers. After a series of well blowouts, gas releases and fires in 1916, many . . . — — Map (db m282282) HM
On Bayway Drive at Wooster Street, on the right when traveling west on Bayway Drive.
Wooster was founded by Quincy Adams Wooster and Willard D. Crow, who came here from Mapleton, Iowa, with their families late in 1892 and purchased more than 1,000 acres in the Nathaniel Lynch League. Junius Brown, also from Monona County, Iowa, . . . — — Map (db m282273) HM
On Clinton Drive at Eastway Street, on the right when traveling east on Clinton Drive.
Famed for its part in winning the war for Texas Independence, the flooring of this house was, on April 19, 1836, appropriated by General Sam Houston to build rafts to ferry his army across rain-swollen Buffalo Bayou.
Although 248 soldiers, most . . . — — Map (db m247381) HM
On Fannin Street, on the left when traveling south.
Members of the legal profession began practicing in Houston in 1837, one year after Texas gained its independence from Mexico and became a Republic. The earliest evidence of organization among the city's attorneys dates to 1870, when the original . . . — — Map (db m116548) HM
On Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built 1847 by Nathaniel Kellum. Used as early school. Became part of first city park in 1899.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Incise in base: Restored 1954 by Harris County Heritage Society — — Map (db m149991) HM
Near Bagby Street south of Lamar Street, on the right when traveling south.
Greek Revival house built 1850 by Gen. Ebenezer Nichols at Congress and San Jacinto streets, sold to Wm. M. Rice, a philanthropist, 1856. Bought by Mrs. E. R. Cherry, 1897, with $25 bid on front door; moved by her to 806 Fargo. Later moved here and . . . — — Map (db m116857) HM
On Hawthorne Street at Flora Street, on the right when traveling east on Hawthorne Street.
Constructed in 1905 from mail-order house plans designed by Tennessee architect George Barber, this residence in the Westmoreland Historic District was first occupied by Benjamin and Bertie Harper and their two children. Ben Harper owned Union Iron . . . — — Map (db m235643) HM
On North Main Street at Link Rd, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Independence Heights
Promoted by the Wright Land Company, the Independence Heights community began about 1905. Many black families purchased lots and built their own homes. A school was established in 1911.
Businesses in Independence . . . — — Map (db m282267) HM
On Quitman Street at Eastex Freeway Service Road, on the right when traveling west on Quitman Street.
A distinct ethnic cultural group, “Creoles of Color”, developed in Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries with roots in French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures, they spoke standard or Creole French and practiced Catholicism. Free . . . — — Map (db m235851) HM
On Collingswood Street at Easter Freeway Road, on the left when traveling west on Collingswood Street.
In the 1920s, Creole families from Louisiana, known as "Creoles of Color," migrated to Houston, establishing the neighborhood known as Frenchtown. In addition to their culture and language, they also brought their music to Houston. Zydeco, a fusion . . . — — Map (db m235847) HM
On Long Point Road at Campbell Road, on the right when traveling west on Long Point Road.
Founded, 1848, by five German immigrant families. A log cabin erected in 1854 served as house of worship until 1864, when this building was dedicated. It is one of the oldest church buildings in continuous use in Harris County. Many of the . . . — — Map (db m169523) HM
South Carolina native Irvin Capers Lord (1827-1914) came to Houston with his family in 1854. A machinist by trade, he was co-owner of Lord and Richardson's Eagle Iron Works. In 1858 he was elected alderman, representing the First Ward until 1863 . . . — — Map (db m123013) 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
On Central City Road 0.3 miles east of Marion Road (Iowa Route 13), on the right when traveling east.
After graduating from Immaculate Conception High School in Cedar Rapids, Bob attended Loras College in Dubuque. After graduating from Loras in 1960, he married his college sweetheart, Peggy, and together they embarked on a 26-year adventure in the . . . — — Map (db m285998) HM
On Macodonio Street north of San Antonio Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
24th Infantry: Service, Racial Unrest
The 24th Infantry Regiment, an all-Black unit formed after the Civil War (1861-1865), served with distinction at home and abroad in the decades that followed. After U.S. entry into World War I . . . — — Map (db m235209) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 429) at Buffington Lane, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Mathew Caldwell was called Paul Revere of the Texas Revolution. Caldwell’s daughters Lucy Ann and Martha Elizabeth came to Grimes County from Gonzales. Martha E. Married Isham Dixon Davis and settled N. Grimes County at Mesa, near Iola, by 1846. . . . — — Map (db m111903) HM
On Wyoming Street south of State Highway 146B, on the left when traveling south.
The Civil War shattered many families, leaving orphans, destitute widows, and children whose stepfathers were unable or unwilling to support them. Motivated by such conditions, Henry Gillette led a group who met in 1866 to form an orphanage for . . . — — Map (db m169001) HM
On West Texas Avenue at S Gaillard Street, on the right when traveling east on West Texas Avenue.
Located in the Gulf Coast region and situated mostly within Harris County plus a small portion of Chambers County, the City of Baytown is bordered by eight bays: Burnet, Crystal, Scott, Mitchell, Black Duck, San Jacinto, Tabbs and Galveston Bay. The . . . — — Map (db m282281) HM
On Beaumont Highway (Business U.S. 90) 0.5 miles west of Crosby Lynchburg Road (Farm to Market Road 2100), on the left when traveling west.
Educated in law, Humphrey Jackson left his native Ireland in 1808, during a period of political conflict. He migrated to the United States and settled on a sugar plantation in Louisiana. While there he served in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. . . . — — Map (db m168701) HM
Near St Joseph Parkway at La Branch Street, on the left when traveling west.
St. Joseph Hospital, Houston’s first general hospital, opened in 1887 as St. Joseph’s Infirmary. Six sisters from the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, who came to Houston from St. Mary’s Infirmary in Galveston, . . . — — Map (db m117464) HM
On McKee Street 0.1 miles north of Elysian Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Frost Town community developed on the property of Jonathan Benson Frost, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence. After the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, Frost returned to his Tennessee home and brought his family to Texas, establishing a . . . — — Map (db m235852) HM
The Lady Washington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was organized on November 14, 1899, when 10 of the original 17 organizing members met in the western parlor of the Capitol Hotel (later known as the . . . — — Map (db m116808) HM
On Oates Road 0.2 miles south of Beaumont Highway (Business U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south.
The first officially recorded Harris County Cemetery was established for the burial of deceased paupers in 1904 on the Harris County Poor Farm. Originally located along White Oak Bayou from 1882 until 1894. It was moved to an area that is now part . . . — — Map (db m195677) HM
On Lawndale Street 0.8 miles east of Allen Genoa Road, on the left when traveling east.
3000 ft. north at this site. The Texas Army under command of General Sam Houston crossed Buffalo Bayou on April 19, 1836 on a raft built from Isaac Batterson's house and began the march which terminated with the victory at San Jacinto April 21, 1836 — — Map (db m236107) HM
On Emancipation Avenue at Elgin Street, on the right when traveling south on Emancipation Avenue.
Emancipation Park was acquired in 1872 by previously enslaved African Americans who were in unanimous support of purchasing their own land on which to celebrate Juneteenth and to use for community development and cultural enrichment. Rev. Jack . . . — — Map (db m304404) 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
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 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 Stuebner Airline Road 0.5 miles south of Spring Cypress Road, on the right when traveling north.
This small cemetery reflects the common 19th-century custom of burying friends and family near the family homestead. In 1838, George McDougle (1786-1871) bought 100 acres out of the John House Survey and moved his family to the property surrounding . . . — — Map (db m213629) HM
Near NRG Parkway 0.3 miles east of Kirby Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Judge Roy Hofheinz envisioned the world's first air-conditioned fully enclosed multi-purpose stadium by 1960. Officially named the Harris County Domed Stadium, ground was broken for the home of Major League Baseball's Houston Colt .45s on January 3, . . . — — Map (db m119849) HM
Near Fannin Street at Congress Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
When brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen founded Houston in 1836, they designated this site as the Courthouse Square. In 1837 Houston became the Harrisburg (later Harris) County Seat, and a two-story pine log courthouse was constructed here. . . . — — Map (db m307815) HM
On Addicks-Howell Road (State Highway 6) north of Briarhills Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
In the 1840s, poverty, social unrest, and war in central Europe caused thousands of German families to flee to America. Of these, many made their way to Galveston, where they were transported by steamboat to Houston. There they purchased or rented . . . — — Map (db m254188) HM
On Elder Street, on the right when traveling south.
This significant medical facility, completed in 1924 and operated jointly by the City of Houston and Harris County, was built atop the 1840 Houston City Cemetery, which was active until the 1880s. As there was no widespread removal of graves from . . . — — Map (db m225824) HM
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