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The city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas was founded in 1837 after Augustus and John Allen had acquired land to establish a new town at the junction of Buffalo and White Oak bayous in 1836. Houston served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas .
In Pittsburgh, he founded the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) ... 1816 (March 18) City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1613 as Bermuda City by Thomas Dale. 1614: Albany, New York ... Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania: United States ... Houston: Texas: United States: 1838:
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
March 18: Pittsburgh borough is incorporated as a city. [14] Ebenezer Denny becomes mayor. [8] 1820 Population: 7,248. [10] 1825 Pittsburgh Apprentices' Library founded. [9] 1828 Town of Allegheny incorporated as a borough. City water pumping system put into effect for the Allegheny River. 1829 City wards created: East, North, South, West. [3]
Marker in Downtown Houston commemorating the foundation of Houston by the Allen Brothers - An excerpt from the Telegraph and Texas Register dated August 30, 1836, is visible. Augustus Chapman Allen (July 4, 1806 – January 11, 1864), along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen , founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
Pittsburgh (/ ˈ p ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census.
September 1, 2006 - Red light cameras ten major intersections within the Houston City Limits (three of the first ten intersections are located in the Downtown/Midtown area). The red-light camera measure passed by a majority vote on the Houston City Council in December 2004. Motorists who run a red light face $75 civil fines ($150 for subsequent ...