A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas
Obviously. the book is far from being a complete history of Houston.
A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas, From Its Founding in 1836 to the Year 1912 (Classic Reprint)
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Ghosts of Houston's Market Square Park
... Houston's Ranch .... In early 1837 , Sam Houston acquired thirty acres west of town on the San Felipe Road ... [ on which he ] established a farm that became known as the ' Houston Ranch . ” An excellent description and maps of the area ...
Houston
Along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, Houston was founded by John and Augustus Allen on August 30, 1836. The city was named after Gen. Sam Houston, a prominent military hero of the Texas Revolution.
Power Moves
Power Moves also reveals the long-lasting results of choosing highway and auto-based infrastructure over other transit options and the resulting challenges that Houstonians currently face as they grapple with how best to move forward from ...
Illustrated City Book of Houston
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Ethnicity in the Sunbelt
" Arnoldo De León's classic study of Hispanic Houston, now updated to cover recent developments and encompass a decade of additional scholarship, showcases the urban experience for Sunbelt Mexican Americans.
Houston on the Move
Houston on the Move presents over two hundred of the Bailey archive’s most memorable and important photographs with extended captions that detail the photos’ subjects and the reasons for their significance.
Charter, City of Houston, Texas
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African Americans of Houston
Images of America: African Americans of Houston captures the many facets of black Houston.
Sam Houston's Texas
With engaging text, extensive quotations, and more than 100 striking photographs, this volume captures the world of the iconic Texas Revolutionary.
Houston Then and Now®
In 1836 revolutionaries routed the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto and the nearby town took the name of the battle’s victor, General Sam Houston.
A Brief Description of the Houston Ship Channel and Port of Houston, Texas
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Farm Contracts Between Landlord and Tenant
... Houston Farm Co. Said labor to be paid for at the same rate per day as Houston & Jones employ their labor . For each man and team $ 2.50 per day for work performed on the Houston lands . Sec . 251. Corn to be Cut and Shocked - Sowing ...
Texas State Journal of Medicine
... Houston , Councilor . AUSTIN COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY . * Brown , Walter T. , Wallis . Davidson , Justus S. ( Pres . ) , San Felipe . Hover , Frank W. , San Felipe . Irvin , Alexander , Wallis . Knolle , Bernard E. , Industry . Knolle ...
Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine
... Houston , Texas , for the accompanying photograph of the birth- day party tendered to Floyd G. Stebbins , district freight representative , Dallas , Texas , on June 17. The Houston Post - Dispatch , of June 18 , gives the following ...
Life and Select Literary Remains of Sam Houston of Texas ...
Published soon after his death.
The Official Railway Equipment Register
... Houston , Tex . J. L. WHITE , Asst . Purchasing Agent ..... Houston , Tex . GENERAL OFFICERS . J. A. BROWN , Gen. Freight Agent J. W. MOCULLOUGH , Secretary & Auditor . J. H. LAUDERDALE , Treasurer ........... J. H. ELLIOTT , Vice ...