{"id":3154,"date":"2020-09-08T20:04:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T20:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2020-09-22T18:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T18:44:53","slug":"timeline-of-city-of-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/history\/3154\/timeline-of-city-of-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline Of City Of Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\"><a href=\"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3155\" src=\"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1674\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown.jpg 1674w, https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/houstondowntown-1536x633.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1674px) 100vw, 1674px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d886188.2409216223!2d-95.96174953501654!3d29.815995387800758!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8640b8b4488d8501%3A0xca0d02def365053b!2sHouston%2C%20TX!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1599595514112!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth most populous in North America, with an estimated 2019 population of 2,320,268. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second most populous in Texas after the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, with a population of 7,066,141 in 2019.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div>\n<p>Houston is a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay. It\u2019s closely linked with the Space Center Houston, the coastal visitor center at NASA\u2019s astronaut training and flight control complex.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the Timeline Of Houston&#8217;s History below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1836<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>On April 21, General Sam Houston\u2019s army wins Texas\u2019 independence from Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1836<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Houston founded on August 30 by brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen, who pay just over $1.40 per acre for 6,642 acres near headwaters of Buffalo Bayou.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1836<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Allen Brothers call on Gail Borden (publisher, surveyor, originator of condensed milk) and Thomas H. Borden to survey the site. Gail Borden lays out the town\u2019s streets 80\u2019 wide, with the principal east-west street (Texas Ave.) 100\u2019 wide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1837<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>General Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas, signs an act authorizing Houston to incorporate. Houston is capital of the Republic from 1837-1839.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1837<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>The Laura is the first steamship to visit Houston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1838<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>A bucket brigade, Protection Fire Company No. 1, is formed to fight fires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1850<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>First census after Texas joins the United States counts 2,396 Houstonians. Galveston, with 4,117 residents, is the state\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1853<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Houston\u2019s first railroad \u2014 the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos &amp; Colorado Railroad \u2014 begins operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1853<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Texas Legislature appropriates $4,000 for Buffalo Bayou improvements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1859<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Three competing firefighting companies combined into the Houston Volunteer Fire Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1870<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Texas readmitted to the Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1870<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Census shows Houston\u2019s population up to 9,332. Harris County\u2019s has reached 17,375, ranking it second in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1870<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Congress designates Houston a port;\u00a0first survey of Houston\u2019s proposed ship channel is conducted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1872<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Congress makes its first appropriation \u2014 $10,000 \u2014 for ship channel improvements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1874<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Houston Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange are organized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1875<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>First grain elevator is built on the Houston Ship Channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"decade-timeline-fact\">\n<div class=\"text-timeline-year\">1877<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-timeline-fact\">\n<p>Houston\u2019s first free public school\u00a0is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.houston.org\/timeline<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.visithoustontexas.com\/about-houston\/history\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This timeline needs a curator. Could that be you? Ask us if this timeline is right for your curation via our contact us page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth most populous in North America, with an estimated 2019 population of 2,320,268. Located in Southeast Texas near&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":3155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[256,271],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3154"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3186,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions\/3186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/histowiki.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}