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Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,066. [1] Its county seat is Crockett. [2] Houston County was one of 46 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county.
A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, published 1912, hosted by the Portal to Texas History True stories of old Houston and Houstonians: historical and personal sketches / by S. O. Young. , published 1913, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
Late April, 1837 - John James Audubon and his son John visit Houston. [7] May 1, 1837 - Legislature meets in Houston. [2] June 5, 1837 - The city gets a city charter from the Congress of the Republic of Texas [2] and James Holman becomes the first mayor of Houston. [2] August 28, 1837 - James Holman sworn in as mayor of Houston. [8] 1839
The Fifth Ward, nicknamed the Nickel, is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district , [1] about 2 miles (3.2 km) [2] northeast of Downtown. Its boundaries are Buffalo Bayou on the south, Little White Oak Bayou on the west, Collingsworth Rd on the north, and Lockwood Drive on the east. [1]
[2] Houston's municipal charter of 1840 recognized a square area of 9 square miles, which was divided into four wards. Though the surveyors chose the Harris County Courthouse as the geographical center of Houston, the ward boundaries were formed by two axes converging at the corner of Main and Congress Streets. These resulted in four pie-shaped ...
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2 Courtlandt Place Houston 2011 Myer-Hall House: 4 Courtlandt Place Houston 2011 W. T. Carter Jr. House: 18 Courtlandt Place Houston 2011 Robert E. Lee High School: 1809 Market Street Baytown 2011 Baytown, 1809 Market Street Sylvan Beach Pavilion 554 North Bayshore La Porte 2011 La Porte, 554 North Bayshore Underwood and Clara Nazro House
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .