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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/HMXU6_webster-presbyterian-church_Pasadena-TX.html
Growing out of a Union Sunday School established in 1892, Webster Presbyterian Church was organized by farmers who moved to Texas from the Midwest. Early members also included Japanese rice farmers. A small church building erected in 1896 was dest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXU3_harris-county-boys-school-archeological-site_Seabrook-TX.html
In this vicinity lies evidence of a prehistoric Indian campsite and burial ground that takes its current name from the property on which it resided at the time of its discovery. The archeological site is classified as a shell midden site because o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO07_captain-william-plunkett-harris_Seabrook-TX.html
New York native William Plunkett Harris (1797-1843) ran a steamboat line in partnership with Robert Wilson before moving to Texas in 1830. At Harrisburg, founded by his brother John Richardson Harris (d. 1829), for whom Harris County was named, he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO05_prehistoric-indian-campsite_Seabrook-TX.html
In this vicinity are the remains of a prehistoric Indian refuse pile, comprised mainly of clam shells. Archeologists call such sites "shell middens." They are the result of centuries of shellfish harvesting by early Indian groups. Shells found at …
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