Harris County, Texas

1879 Houston Waterworks 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building 500 Jefferson Building All Saints Roman Catholic Church Allbach House Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou Anderson, John W., House Annunciation Church Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Apollo Mission Control Center Astrodome, The Autry, James L., House Aviary at the Houston Zoo Banta House Baring, Otto H., House Barker House Battelstein's Bayou Bend Beaconsfield Benjamin Apartments Bethel Baptist Church Borgstrom House Boulevard Oaks Historic District Broadacres Historic District Burge House Burlingame, George L., House Burnett House Bute, James, Company Warehouse Cameron Iron Works Carden, David A., House Carroll, J. J., House Carter, W. T., Jr., House Cheek-Neal Coffee Company Building Christ Church City National Bank Building Clanton, Moses A., House Clare, J. H., House Clarke & Courts Building Clayton, William L., Summer House Cleveland, A. S., House Cohn, Arthur B., House Coombs, Charles E., House Coop, Dr. B. F., House Copeland, Austin, House I Copeland, Austin, House II Countryman House Courtlandt Place Historic District Cummings House Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House Dawson, James A., House DePelchin Faith Home Dexter House Donoghue, Thomas J., House Dorrance, John M., House Doughty, Lula J., House Downtown Houston Post Office, Processing and Distribution Center Duncan, Charles W., Sr. and Mary, House Durham, Jay L., House Eaton House Elkins House Ellis, Dr. Billie V., House Eppes, Ned A. and Linda S., House Ezzell House Farnsworth & Chambers Building Farrar, Roy and Margaret, House Fire Engine House No. 9 First Evangelical Church Fluegel, William F., House Foley, W. L., Building Forum of Civics Freedmen's Town Historic District Gerloff House Gillette House Gulf Building Harris County Courthouse of 1910 Hartley House Hawkins House Heights Boulevard Esplanade Heights Christian Church Heights State Bank Building Heights Theater Hermann Park Municipal Golf Clubhouse Heyne, Fred J., House Hill Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou Hogg Building House at 1111 Heights Boulevard House at 112 W. 4th Street House at 1210 Harvard Street House at 1217 Harvard House at 122 East Fifth Street House at 1220 Harvard House at 1222 Harvard Street House at 1227 Rutland Street House at 1230 Oxford Street House at 1237 Rutland Street House at 1304 Cortlandt Street House at 1343 Allston Street House at 1421 Harvard St. House at 1421 Heights Boulevard House at 1421-1423 Waverly Street House at 1435 Heights Boulevard House at 1437 Heights Boulevard House at 1437 Waverly Street House at 1443 Allston Street House at 1509 Allston Street House at 1515 Allston Street House at 1517 Cortland Street House at 1537 Tulane Street House at 1640 Harvard Street House at 201 W. 15th Street House at 2035 Rutland Street House at 217 E. 5th Street House at 2402 Rutland Street House at 402 E. 11th Street House at 444 West 24th Street House at 505 W. 18th Street House at 532 Harvard Street House at 828 Heights Boulevard House at 844 Columbia Street House at 844 Courtlandt House at 917 Heights Boulevard House at 943 1/2 Cortlandt Street Houses at 1217 and 1219 Tulane Street Houston Bar Center Building Houston City Hall Houston Fire Station No. 3 Houston Fire Station No. 7 Houston Heights Fire Station Houston Heights Waterworks Reservoir Houston Heights Woman's Club Houston Municipal Airport Terminal Houston National Cemetery Houston Negro Hospital Houston Negro Hospital School of Nursing Building Houston Post Houston Post-Dispatch Building Houston Public Library Humble Oil Building Ideson, Julia, Building Idylwood Historic District Immanuel Lutheran Church Independence Heights Residential Historic District Independence Park Isabella Court Isbell House J. A. Folger and Company Plant Jefferson Davis Hospital Jensen, James L., House Johnson, Charles, House Johnson, Morris and Mary, House Jones House Jones-Hunt House Keller House Kellum-Noble House Kennedy Bakery Kennedy, Marshall W., House Kleinhaus House Knittel House Kress Building Kronenberger House Lewis Apartment Building Lewis, Ella, Store and Rental Houses Lindenburg, Emil, House Lindsay, Oscar, House Link-Lee House Logue House Lowry, Fayette C., House Lund House Macatee, Leonard W., House Mackey, William, House Main Street/Market Square Historic District Mansfield House Maria Boswell Flake Home for Old Women McCain, Henry Hicks, House McCollum, D. C., House McDonald House McKee Street Bridge Mechanical Laboratory and Power House Medical Towers Meek, James V., House Meitzen House Mellinger, Marguerite Meachum & John S., House Melrose Building Merchants and Manufacturers Building Miller House Miller, Ezekial and Mary Jane, House Milroy House Milroy, John, House Milroy-Muller House Minchen, Simon and Mamie, House Minella, Angelo and Lillian, House Morgan's Point Historic District Morris, Glenn W., House Morton Brothers Grocery Mulcahy House Myer, Sterling, House Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant Nairn, Forrest A., House Nash, William R., House National Biscuit Company Building Near Northside Historic District Neuhaus, C. L., House Neuhaus, Hugo V., Jr. House Ogle, Joseph, House Old Houston National Bank Old Sixth Ward Historic District Orange Show, The Oriental Textile Mill Otto House Palace Hotel Palmer, Edward Albert, Memorial Chapel and Autry House Parker, John W., House Paul Building Peden, D. D., House Perry-Swilley House Petroleum Building Pomeroy Homestead Reed, Thomas B., House Rice Hotel Roessler, Charles, House Rogers, Ghent W., House Rothko Chapel Sabine Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou Sam Houston Hotel San Felipe Courts Historic District San Felipe Courts Historic District (Boundary Decrease) San Jacinto Battlefield San Jacinto Senior High School San Jacinto Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou Saturn V Launch Vehicle Scanlan Building Schlesser-Burrows House Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation Building Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse and Service Center Sessums-James House Sewall, Cleveland Harding, House Sheridan Apartments Shoaf, John H., House South Texas National Bank Southwestern Bell Capitol Main Office Space Environment Simulation Laboratory St. Elizabeth's Hospital St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Star Engraving Company Building State Highway 35 Bridge at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River State National Bank Building Sterling, Ross,S., House Sterling-Berry House Stevenson, Joseph R. and Mary M., House Stewart, Dr. James M. and Dove, House Stowers Building Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks Building Sylvan Beach Pavilion Taylor, Judson L., House Telephone Road Bridge over Brays Bayou Temple Beth Israel Texas Company Building Texas State Hotel Thornton, Dr. Penn B., House Todd, Lucie Wray and Anderson, House Trinity Church U.S. Customhouse U.S.S. TEXAS Union Station Union Transfer and Storage Building Upchurch House W-K-M Company, Inc. Historic District Walker House Ward House Washburn Tunnel Webber House Webber, Samuel H., House West Eleventh Place Historic District West, James and Jessie, Mansion Westmoreland Historic District Wilkins House Williams-Brueder House Willow Street Pump Station Wilson House Wimberly House Wisnoski House Woodard House Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery Woodward House Wray, Andrew Jackson and Margaret Cullinan, House Wunderlich, Peter and Sophie, Farm Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel Yale Street Bridge over White Oak Bayou

1840 Houston City Cemetery A. M. Armand House Abraham Roberts Homesite Acres Homes Community Aldine Alief Cemetery Alief Cemetery Allen Ranch Allen's Landing Almeda Amos B. Edson Amos Cemetery Ancient Order of Pilgrims Anderson House Anderson, Clayton & Co. Angelo and Lillian Minella House Annunciation Church Anson Jones Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Archibald S. Lewis Archibald Wynns Arthur B. Cohn House Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church Ashbel Smith, M. D. Astrodome Auditorium Hotel Augustus Chapman Allen Autry House Baker-Jones House Barbara Charline Jordan Barker Post Office Battle of San Jacinto Bay Ridge / Morgan's Point Bayland Guards Bayland Orphans Home Bayou Bend Baytown Mexican School Baytown Post Office Bear Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery Bell Prairie Bellaire Bellaire Presbyterian Church Bellaire Streetcar Line Belle Sherman Kendall Benjamin Apartments Bering Memorial United Methodist Church Beth Israel Cemetery Bethany Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church Birth of Texas Zydeco in Frenchtown Blue Triangle Branch, Y. W. C. A. Building Bonin Family Cemetery Booker T. Washington High School Brill-Mueller House Brown Chapel A. M. E. Church Bryan-Chapman House Camp Logan Captain William Plunkett Harris Caspar Braun Catherine Wunderlich Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge No. 321, A. F. & A. M. Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen Chinese Texans and Civil Rights Christ Church Cathedral City of Baytown City of Humble City of Pasadena Clayton House Clayton, W. L. and Susan College Memorial Park Cemetery Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry Confederate Naval Works at Goose Creek "Constitution" Bend Contributions to the Texas Rice Industry by Seito and Kiyoaki Saibara Cooley School Courtlandt Place Crown Hill Cemetery Cypress Dairy (Alief) Damascus Missionary Baptist Church Daniel Denton Cooley Darius Gregg Daughters of the Republic of Texas David Barker House David Finney Stuart, M.D. David Grieves David Porter Richardson de Zavala Plaza Deer Park Democratic National Convention, 1928 DePelchin Faith Home Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School Dr. Benjamin Jesse Covington and the Covington House Dr. John H. Foster House Dr. Penn B. and Annie A. Thornton House Early Settlers in Deer Park Edward & Katharine Jackson House Edward K. T. Chen Edward Mandell House Edward R. and Ann Taylor Edwin and Daphne Neville House Edwin Fairfax Gray El Barrio del Alacrán Eldorado Ballroom Eli Noland Ellington Field Ellis Benson Emancipation Park Emmanuel Baptist Church Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantation Eugene Thomas Heiner Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Ezekial and Mary Jane Miller House F.C.L. and Emilie Neuhaus House Fair Grounds Base Ball Park Farnsworth & Chambers Building Felix Tijerina Fidelity Schools Fielding G. Secrest First Airplane Flight Over Texas First Attorney General of Texas David Thomas First Baptist Church of Houston First Baptist Church of Katy First Evangelical Church First Methodist Church of Humble First Presbyterian Church of Houston First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church First United Methodist Church of Houston First United Methodist Church of Humble First United Methodist Church of Katy First United Methodist Church of Pasadena Fondren Mansion Forum of Civics Founders' Memorial Park Cemetery Fourth Missionary Baptist Church Freeman Wilkinson Frost Town Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Garrow House Genoa United Methodist Church George Allen George Washington Carver High School George Washington Carver High School Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House Glendale Cemetery Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gov. John B. Connally, Jr. Home Grace United Methodist Church Grand Court Order of Calanthe of Texas Gravesite of John Kirby Allen Gray Lodge No. 329, A. F. & A. M. Greater Ward A.M.E. Church Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church Gribble-Hofheinz House Griffin Memorial House Gulf Building Gustav August Forsgard Hall of Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge No. 321, A. F. & A. M. Hamilton Shirts Hammer-McFaddin-Harris Cemetery Hannah Este Burnet Harper House Harris County Harris County Boys' School Archeological Site Harris County Courthouse of 1910 Harris County Department of Education Harrisburg-Jackson Cemetery Harrison Barrett Harvey Homan Heights Church of Christ Henry Livingston Thompson Heritage Presbyterian Church Hidalgo Park Quiosco Hillendahl Cemetery Historic La Porte Colored School Hogg Building Holcombe House Holland Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M. of Texas Hollingsworth Family Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Holy Cross Mission (Episcopal) Home of Mrs. Margaret McCormick Homesite (Point Pleasant) of William Scott Horace Dickinson Taylor Hortense Sparks Malsch Ward Houston Houston Bar Association Houston Cemetery Company Houston City, Republic of Texas Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade Houston Fire Station No. 7 Houston Heights Houston Heights City Hall and Fire Station Houston Heights Woman's Club Houston Infirmary Houston Light Guard Armory Houston Negro Chamber of Commerce Houston Public Library Houston Yacht Club Houston's Deep-Water Port Houston's First Sit-In Howard Cottonseed Oil Company Huelga Schools Hugo Victor Neuhaus, Jr. House Humble Cemetery Humble Independent School District Humble Lodge No. 979, A.F. & A.M. Humble Oil & Refining Company Humphrey and Sarah Merriman Jackson Humphrey Jackson Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Immanuel United Church of Christ of Spring Independence Heights Irvin Capers Lord Isaac L. Jaques Isaiah P. Walker House J. Robert Neal Estate Garden J. Vance Lewis James Collinsworth James Judson and Lena Carter Carroll House James L. Autry House James Robert Cade James S. and Alfred T. Lucas Jefferson Davis Hospital Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Jethro Russell Bancroft John and Bessie Parker House John Cheevers John Kirby Allen John M. Dorrance House John Milroy House John R. Reid John Richardson John Sessums, Jr. John Thomas Biggers John Viven John W. Moore Jones-Hunt House Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church Joseph Ehlinger Joseph William Ellender Julia Ideson Building K'Nesseth Israel Synagogue Kellum-Noble House Kleb Family House Kohrville Kohrville Community KUHT-TV, Channel 8 La Porte Lambrecht's Artesian Well League of United Latin American Citizens, Council 60 Lee College LH7 Ranch Link-Lee House Lorenzo de Zavala Lorenzo de Zavala Louis Wiltz Kemp Lynch's Ferry Lynch's Ferry Lynchburg Cemetery Lynchburg Town Ferry M. D. Anderson Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Magnolia Brewery Building Magnolia Cemetery Magnolia Park Magnolia Park City Hall and Central Fire Station Major Isaac N. Moreland Major Richard William (Dick) Dowling, C. S. A. Mallalieu United Methodist Church Married Ladies Social, Art and Charity Club Matthew Burnett Homesite Matthews-Johnson House Maurice J. Sullivan Maybee, Jacob McDougle Cemetery McGhee Elementary School Building Merchants and Manufacturers Building Mexican Cavalry, Battle of San Jacinto Minchen House Mollie Bailey Moonshine Hill Moore Log House Moore, Jim Morgan's Point Cemetery Moses W. Brigham Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Mrs. Rebecca Lamar Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Mulcahy House Myer-Hall House Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant Near Home Site of John Peter Sjolander Near Site of Isaac Batterson Home Ned A. & Linda S. Eppes House New Washington New Zion Temple Church - Worldwide Fellowship, Inc. Nichols-Rice-Cherry House Oakland Old Dyer House, 1890 Old Harrisburg Old Market Square Old Salem Lutheran Church Site Olivewood Cemetery Original site of the Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company Origins of Freedman's Town Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Pasadena Independent School District Peacock Records Perry Cemetery Peter Jefferson Duncan Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ Pillot Building Pillot Cemetery Pillot Family Pillot House Pioneer Memorial Log House Pleasantville Prairie Grove Cemetery Pratt Truss Bridge Prehistoric Indian Campsite Reagan Masonic Lodge No. 1037 A. F. & A. M. Rev. John "Jack" Henry Yates Rice University Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation Robert Barr Robert E. Lee High School Robert W. Montgomery Roberts Cemetery Rose Hill Methodist Church Building Rose Hill United Methodist Church Roy and Lillie Cullen Building Rutherford B. H. Yates, Sr., House Saint John United Church Saint Mary's Seminary Saint Paul A. M. E. Church Salem Lutheran Cemetery Salem Lutheran School Sam (Lightnin') Hopkins Sam Houston Crossed Buffalo Bayou Sam Houston High School Sam Houston Park Sampson Masonic Lodge No. 231 A. F. & A. M. Samuel McCarley Homesite Samuel Paschall San Felipe Cottage San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto High School Schlobohm Cemetery Seal McDougle Cemetery Sessums & Virginia Cleveland House Shepherd Drive Methodist Church Sherman, Gen. Sidney, Home of Site of Academy of the Incarnate Word Site of Battle of San Jacinto, 1836 Site of Confederate Powder Mill Site of Confederate Prison Compound Site of General Offices, Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad Site of Lubbock Ranch Site of New Kentucky Site of Old Houston Academy Site of Sunken Confederate Ship Site of the First White House of the Republic of Texas Site of the Home of Dr. George Moffit Patrick Site of the Organization of Lady Washington Chapter, NSDAR Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church Sons of the Republic of Texas South Main Baptist Church Spring Spring Cemetery Spring Creek County St. Andrew's Episcopal Church St. James United Methodist Church St. John Lutheran Cemetery St. John Lutheran Church St. John Missionary Baptist Church St. John Missionary Baptist Church St. Joseph Hospital St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church St. Mark's United Methodist Church St. Nicholas Catholic Church St. Paul's United Methodist Church St. Peter Church St. Thomas High School Strack Cemetery Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks Building Sylvan Beach Pavilion Teas Nursery Company Temple Beth Israel Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M. Texan Army Crossing of Buffalo Bayou (San Jacinto) Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (San Jacinto) Texas Army Attacked in Four Divisions Texas Railroads, C. S. A. The Baytown Sun The Blue Bird Circle The City of Katy The Frenchtown Community The Garden Club of Houston The Governor Ross Sterling Mansion The Houston Club The Houston Light Guard The Houston Lyceum The Kennedy Bakery The Kinkaid School The Klein Community The Legacy of Emancipation Park The Lynchburg Volunteers The Murals of Hannah Hall The Playhouse Theatre The Rev. William M. Tryon The Reverend Ned P. Pullum The Sheridan Apartments The W. L. Foley Building The Waldo Mansion Theis (Theiss) Family Third Church of Christ, Scientist Thomas H. Ball, Jr. Thomas J. and Mary Donoghue House Thomas William House Thomas William House, Jr. Tod-Milby Home Site Trinity East United Methodist Church Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Trinity United Methodist Church Twentieth-Century Development of Freedman's Town Underwood and Clara Nazro House W. T. Carter, Jr., House W. T. Carter, Sr. House Waddell's House Furnishing Company Warehouse Wade & Mamie Irvin House Wade and Mamie Irvin House Washington Cemetery Webster Presbyterian Church West Mansion West University Place, City of White Cemetery Will You Come to the Bower, Battle of San Jacinto William C. Swearingen William Daniel Durham William Gammell William Gammell William S. Stilwell Within A Few Minutes, Battle of San Jacinto Site Woodland Heights Community Wooster Common School No. 38 Wooster Community Wunderlich Farm Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel Zion Lutheran Cemetery Zion Lutheran Church

1840 Houston City ADAMS-CAMPBELL Adath Emeth Cemetery Adath Israel Cemetery Addicks Bear Creek Aldine Alief Brethren Church Cemetery Alief Cemetery Allen Parkway Village Cemetery ALMEDA Amos Cemetery AUNT CISSY DOWDELL Baker Beazley Cemetery Becker BEELER Berry Beth Israel Cemetery BETH ISRAEL MEMORIAL GARDEN BETH JACOB Beth Jacob Cemetery Beth Yeshurun-Allen Parkway Cemetery Beth Yeshurun-Post Oak Cemetery Bethany Black BLACK HOPE BOGGS-HUFSMITH Bonin Family Cemetery borgstedt Bradshaw Brookside Budde BURKHART BURNET FAMILY Burton-Mathis Calvary Hill Cedar Bayou Baptist CEDAR BAYOU MASONIC CEDAR BAYOU METHODIST Cedarcrest Cemetery Cedarhurst Cemetery Beautiful CHRIST CHURCH Christen Family Clinton Aid Society Clow Clow II College Memorial Park Cemetery COMPTON CONFEDERATE Crown Hill Cemetery CYPRESS COMMUNITY CEM. Dagg #1 Dawson Dawson Lunnon Cemetery De Zavala #1 De Zavala #2 Dolen Donnelan Donnellan Crypt Dowdell Earthman Memory Ehrhardt Eichwurzel Cemetery Emanu El Memorial Park Evergreen Barrett Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Negro Cemetery FAETCHE Fairbanks Cemetery Forest Lawn Forest Park Forest Park-East Forest Park-Westheimer Founders' Memorial Park Cemetery Fritsche Fuchs Cemetery Gaillard-Mitchell Family Cemetery GARDEN OF THE RESSURECTION GEARS Glameyer Glendale Glenwood Cemetery Golden Gate Grandview Memorial Park Habermehl Hammer-McFaddin-Harris Cemetery Hargrove Harrington Harris County Harrisburg Hart, Magee, Oates, Singleton Cemetery Harvey HELFRICH HENRY Highlands Hill of Rest Hillendahl Cemetery Hillendahl-Eggling HOFFMEISTER Hollingsworth Family Cemetery Hollywood Holy Cross Cemetery HOPFE Houston National Huckabee Huffman Huffman Community Huffman Heritage HUMBLE Humble Negro Cemetery Independence Grove Cemetery JACKSON-WILSON Janisch Jaschke Cemetery Kalbow KELLERMAN Knigge-Telge KOCK Kohrmann Family Cemetery KOLBE KONIM KUEHN Kuehnle Kuhlmann Family Cemetery La Porte LARABEE Lynch Lynchburg Cemetery MAGEE MAGNOLIA #2 Magnolia Cemetery MARKEE Martens Massie Plantation; Hicks Family; Puckett Family MATTHEWS FAMILY McCall Cemetery McDougle Cemetery McGee Chapel Memorial Oaks MENNARD Meyer Monk-Teal Cemetery Morales MORSE MORSE Morse-Bragg Cemetery Mueller Mueschke Cemetery MY FATHER Neumyer NEW HOME Oak Park OATES PRAIRIE OATES PRAIRIE Olivewood Cemetery OSGOOD OTTE FAMILY PALMER MEMORIAL CHAPEL PARADISE NORTH Perry Cemetery Pet Cemetery PETRICH PEVATEAUX Pilgrim Rest Cemetery Pillot Pitschmann PLEASANT GREEN Prairie Grove Cemetery PUGH RAMIN RED OAK Redeemer Rest Lawn Cemetery Resthaven Riceville Riceville School Road Risser Roberts Roberts Rose Hill Rose Hill Cemetery Rosewood Memorial Park Salem Lutheran Cemetery San Jacinto Memorial Park Sander Cemetery Schlobohm Cemetery SCHRIMPF-CARL SCHULLER SCHULTZ FAMILY CEM. Seabrook Cemetery Seal McDougle Cemetery Seals-Cartwright Family Cemetery SHELDON SHELDON BLACK Simmons-Garrett-Park Simms Cemetery SIMS FAMILY Somervill SPJST Spring Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery St John Evangelical Lutheran St Joseph St Martin St Mathew St Vincent de Paul St. John Lutheran Cemetery St. John's Lutheran ST. MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL Strack Cemetery TAYLOR FAMILY Tetter Cemetery Tetter Negro Cemetery THEIS Thomson-Whitcomb Tiddwell Rd at Wayside Drive TINCH Trinity Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Cemetery TWILIGHT Unknown unknown (Greenwood Forest) unknown (Morgans Point) unknown (San Jacinto State Park) unknown (W of 527 BM 39) unknown grave Unknown Grave unknown grave unknown grave (SE Galina Park, S. of Clinton Dr.) unknown graves unknown, N-NW of Kohrville Vollmer Cemetery Waller Washington Cemetery Westcott White WILLIAMS Willis Wood Cemetery Willowcreek Wilson Woodlawn Wooster Wunsche Zahn Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran Cemetery Zube Cemetery

Harris County in Texas has a significant history that shaped its growth and importance. Established in 1837, the county was named after John Richardson Harris, founder of the first settlement, Harrisburg. Houston, the county seat, became a prominent commercial and shipping center due to its strategic location and railroads.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, Harris County experienced rapid economic diversification and growth. The discovery of oil in the Spindletop field fueled Houston's emergence as an energy and petrochemical hub. Industries like cotton, lumber, shipping, and manufacturing thrived. NASA's Johnson Space Center further solidified the county's significance in space exploration and technology.

Harris County's demographic diversity is a defining aspect, attracting immigrants from various backgrounds. Houston became a cosmopolitan city with a vibrant culinary scene, dynamic arts community, and diverse festivals, reflecting its multicultural fabric.

Today, Harris County remains an influential economic and cultural center. Its strong economy spans energy, healthcare, technology, and international trade. The county houses renowned medical facilities and research institutions. Despite facing natural disasters, Harris County showcases resilience and implements measures to mitigate their impact.

With its rich history, economic vitality, multiculturalism, and ongoing growth, Harris County continues to shape Texas as a thriving hub of commerce, culture, and innovation.
Brief timeline of the history of Harris County, Texas:

  • Pre-19th Century: The region was inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Karankawa and Atakapa.

  • 1822: Harrisburg, the county's first settlement, is founded by John Richardson Harris, a pioneer and one of the early Texas colonists.

  • 1836: The Battle of San Jacinto, which secured Texas independence from Mexico, took place in present-day Harris County.

  • 1837: Harris County is officially established and named after John Richardson Harris.

  • 19th Century: Houston, the county seat and the largest city in Texas, experiences rapid growth due to its strategic location along Buffalo Bayou and the construction of railroads. The city becomes a major commercial and shipping hub, attracting industries such as cotton, lumber, and oil.

  • 20th Century: The discovery of oil in the nearby Spindletop field and the subsequent growth of the oil industry greatly contribute to Harris County's economic development. Houston becomes an energy and petrochemical center.

  • 1960s-1980s: The space industry plays a crucial role in Harris County's history with the establishment of NASA's Johnson Space Center, where mission control for the Apollo program is located.

  • Today: Harris County continues to be a thriving economic and cultural center. It is home to a diverse population, numerous industries, world-class medical facilities, and renowned cultural institutions.

This timeline provides a glimpse into the major events and milestones that have shaped the history of Harris County, Texas.

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