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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYPE_ritson-morris-and-elmwood-plantation_Seabrook-TX.html
Virginia native Ritson Morris (1798-1849) came to Texas about 1827. He settled first in Nacogdoches, where he married Minerva Edwards in 1829. One year later, following the birth of their first child, the Morrises moved to this area, where Minerva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYPC_la-porte_La-Porte-TX.html
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. They purchased over 1,000 acres of land in this area and began laying out town lots in the fall of 1891. Edward York l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYPA_saint-marys-seminary_La-Porte-TX.html
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 countries. Realizing the need for a diocesan seminary to train young Texans for the priesthood, B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYP0_gribble-hofheinz-house_La-Porte-TX.html
Constructed in 1896 as the summer home of prominent Houston businessman Risdon D. Gribble (1836-1907) and his wife Adelaide (8141-1926). This house was oriented toward the water to take advantage of bay breezes. Flamboyant Houston businessman and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYOZ_bay-ridge-morgans-point_La-Porte-TX.html
The peninsula on Galveston Bay known as Morgan's Point was named for early landowner Colonel James Morgan. Later the area became a favorite summer retreat for wealthy Houston residents who sought refuge from the oppressive heat and humidity of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYON_morgans-point-cemetery_La-Porte-TX.html
One of the oldest cemeteries in continuous use in Harris County, this cemetery was founded by Colonel James Morgan, Texas revolutionary soldier. Located on land bought by Morgan in 1834, it was part of a family estate called "The Orange Grove."
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGF_moore-log-house_Houston-TX.html
In 1931-32 Edith L. Moore and her husband built this house of pine logs they cut from their land. The stone fireplace and chimney were built of sandstone curbstones salvaged from downtown Houston. Dairy farming and logging provided their livelihoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXV3_matthew-burnett-homesite_Cypress-TX.html
Matthew Burnett (1795-1842) and his wife, Sarah (Simmons) (1797-1852), came to Texas from Arkansas in 1831 and settled south of here on Cypress Creek. Their home was near the "Harrisburg Road" which stretched 15 miles northwest to a crossroads at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUJ_site-of-lubbock-ranch_Houston-TX.html
Texas statesman Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) owned a 1300-acre ranch near this site. A native of South Carolina, Lubbock came to Houston in 1837. He soon opened a general store and was a business, political and civic leader. He served as cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUF_new-washington_La-Porte-TX.html
Located at the junction of Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay, the townsite of New Washington was settled by Col. James Morgan (1786-1866), who bought 1600 acres of land in the area in 1835. A native of Philadelphia, Morgan had come to Texas in 183…