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Houston was founded in 1857 [6] and was named after Sam Houston. [7] [8]During the Civil War, Houston was sometimes defended by units of the 5th Missouri State Militia. [9]The Arthur W. and Chloe B. Cole House, Houston High School, and Houston Ranger Station Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Victory in the Battle of San Jacinto made Houston a hero to many Texans, and he won the 1836 Texas presidential election, defeating Stephen F. Austin, who would receive the honor of having the city of Austin named after him, and Henry Smith. Houston took office on October 22, 1836, after interim president David G. Burnet resigned. [51]
The State of Texas chose Houston as one of its two statues in the Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. (The other is of Stephen F. Austin.) The Sam Houston Coliseum (now demolished) in Houston was named for him. A mural on a gas tank depicts Houston; it is located near Texas State Highway 225 in Houston. [2] Sam Houston High School, [3 ...
Coolidge, Kansas – Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) [156] Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156]
A more recent proposal is that the state was named after the English village of Broadmayne, which was the family estate of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, the colony's founder. [30] [55] Maryland: January 18, 1691: English (ultimately from Hebrew) Myriam: After Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England. [56]
Richard "Biff" Williams, a finalist for the Missouri State University president job, answers questions at a forum in the Plaster Student Union auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
One of the perks of being president of the United States is that many things are later named in your honor -- schools, libraries, even entire cities. And among the most common things to name after ...
In early 1837, the Republic's government moved to a new capital, the city of Houston, named for Sam Houston, its first president. [92] In 1838, Houston frequently clashed with the United States Congress over issues such as a treaty with the Cherokee and establishment of a land-office act. [93]