DUANE
Harris County, Texas
Historical Markers in La Porte, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in La Porte, in Harris County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy, Texas Revolution, and Oil Boom. The markers on this list were placed between 1969 and 2011. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these La Porte stories
- La Porteplaced 1992
Colorado-based land developers A. M. York, J. H. York, I. R. Holmes, and Tom Lee formed the La Porte Land and Town Company in 1890.
- Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantationplaced 1999
Enoch and Eliza (Ballew) Brinson traveled to Texas in 1824 with her father, Page Ballew, and her sister and brother-in-law, Levicy (Ballew) and…
- One Mile Northeast to Site of Lynch's Ferryplaced 1969
A pioneer ferry of Texas under Mexico and the Republic. Established at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, 1822, by Nathaniel…
- Saint Mary's Seminaryplaced 1986
When the Rev. Nicholas Gallagher became third bishop of Galveston in 1882, most Roman Catholic priests in the Diocese were natives of other states or…
- Sylvan Beach Pavilionplaced 2011
THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, DEVELOPED IN 1892, ORIGINALLY RESERVED A PORTION OF THE BAYFRONT FOR A RECREATIONAL PARK, KNOWN AS SYLVAN GROVE.
All 5 historical markers in La Porte
Historical markers near La Porte
- Baytown18 stories · 7 mi
- Seabrook5 stories · 7 mi
- Mont Belvieu5 stories · 13 mi
- Dickinson6 stories · 16 mi
- Houston236 stories · 21 mi
- Texas City23 stories · 22 mi
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