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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17DF_forum-of-civics-of-river-oaks-garden-club_Houston-TX.html
Built about 1880. Until 1920, the John Smith School. Restored 1927 by Will Hogg. A memorial since 1942 to Will and Mike Hogg. Gardens added 1955. Open to public.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QY_twentieth-century-development-of-freedmans-town_Houston-TX.html
Founded on the south banks of Buffalo Bayou soon after the June 19, 1865 emancipation of enslaved blacks, Freedman's Town became the center of Houston's African American community. It originally stretched from Buffalo Bayou south to Sutton Street,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QW_temple-beth-israel_Houston-TX.html
Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas. Early Jewish families that settled in the area formed the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1844, under the leadership of Lewis Levy. By 1854, seventeen adults organized themselves in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QO_blue-triangle-branch-y-w-c-a-building_Houston-TX.html
In the early 20th century, Houston's African American community wanted to provide recreational facilities for its youth and for African American troops stationed at Camp Logan. Various groups formed, including two interested in the welfare of youn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QL_old-harrisburg_Houston-TX.html
The town was founded in 1836 by John Richardson Harris, a native of New York State and one of the "Old Three Hundred" Texas colonists. He died of yellow fever in 1829, while visiting in New Orleans. His wife, Jane Birdsall Harris, and the oldest o…
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Early Texas port and trading post. Site of state's first steam saw, grist mills and railroad terminal. Town founded, 1826, by John R. Harris, who was first settler in 1823. Became shipping center for early colonies, established when Texas was part…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16PQ_houston-city-republic-of-texas_Houston-TX.html
By vote of Congress, Nov. 30, 1836, chosen temporary capital for new Republic of Texas. At the time a small townsite at the head of Buffalo Bayou navigation. Into a "Houston City" of mud, tents, cabins on April 1, 1837, came President Sam Houston …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16OQ_myers-spalti-manufacturing-plant_Houston-TX.html
The City of Houston developed rapidly in the 19th century due in large part to its capacity for shipping and transportation. This was made possible by waterways, such as Buffalo Bayou, and railroads, five of which radiated from the city in 1861. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16OE_james-l-autry-house_Houston-TX.html
Mississippi native James L. Autry (1859-1920) moved to Corsicana in 1876. There he studied law and held civic offices at the time of the first oil discoveries in Texas. He was chief counsel for the Texas Co. (later Texaco) and a pioneer in the new…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16NE_courtlandt-place_Houston-TX.html
Platted in 1907 on land once owned by area pioneer Mrs. Obedience Smith, Courtlandt Place was established as a private neighborhood for Houston's elite. Encompassing 15.47 acres of land, it is a showcase of impressive homes designed by some of the…
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