During this time, there were few African-American slaves who lived near the city and worked on sugar and cotton plantations. On June 5, , Houston was incorporated into a city and James. Holman became its first mayor. Despite Houston being swampy place, it was quickly promoted to the capital of Texas in the same year and funny enough, the new Texas Congress moved from Columbia to this muddy area in April Actually, by January , only a dozen people lived in the area.
However, after few months, the population increased incredibly to hundreds and taverns, log cabins, and sharks dotted the city. Due to swampy environment of the area, challenges began to emerge. The area was hit by lawlessness and several people started suffering and dying from yellow fever. Due to these challenges, the Republic of Texas decided to move the capital to Austin in In , Texas joined the Union to become of one of its states. German immigrants started flooding the city and since most of them were educated, they contributed greatly to the Commerce sector in the area by setting up businesses.
This was indeed a fast growth. By , the city had rail wagons and a railroad which were used to transport cotton and hides. In , funds were allocated through a bill to build a ship canal which saw the city grow transport industry. The George R. Brown Convention Center opens on 11 blocks on the east end of downtown. The center would be expanded in to 1. More than , evacuees flee to Houston from southern Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Ike makes landfall Sept. By November, Houston returns to pre-recession employment levels; first major metro to do so. Construction boom helps to offset job losses in energy over the next two years.
Nearly 80, energy-related jobs are lost. Ellington Airport receives a commercial spaceport license by the Federal Aviation Administration. Hurricane Harvey inundates Houston with five days of rain. Total rainfall exceeds 50 inches in many parts of the region. My Account. Houston Data. Why Houston. International Business. UpSkill Houston. Public Policy. Get involved. Living in Houston.
Houston Timeline. Explore the history of Houston by decade in this interactive timeline. Houston's birth coincides with Texas' battle for independence as the new town struggles to create an identity.
The Laura is the first steamship to visit Houston. A bucket brigade, Protection Fire Company No. A replica of one of the original maps for the new city of Houston created by Gail Borden, who was hired by the Allen brothers.
The decade ushers in a Chamber of Commerce for Houston, the first sustained media outlet for the region, and statehood for Texas. Old Market Square on what is today the north end of Downtown. Houston's identity as a trading hub emerges with improvements to Buffalo Bayou and the first railroad. Three competing firefighting companies combined into the Houston Volunteer Fire Department. Main Street between Congress and Preston in Source: University of Houston Digital Library.
Commerce continues to grow in the s as Houston introduces the first iteration of public transportation. Mule drawn trolleys first appear in Houston in the s. The idea of a dedicated ship channel crystallizes, setting the stage for Houston's future as a global trading hub. Houston Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange are organized. First grain elevator is built on the Houston Ship Channel. An engraving depicting Buffalo Bayou at Allen's Landing in the s. Electric power and a dedicated communications grid top infrastructure improvements in the s.
Houston's Grand Central Station. A professional fire department and a dedicated city park help elevate Houston moving into the s. Houston is first Texas city with electric streetcars. Automobile first appears in Houston as an advertising gimmick. Houston's first asphalt street paving is laid on Franklin Street. A devastating hurricane in Galveston and the discovery of oil at Spindletop set in motion a reversal of fortunes for Houston and Galveston as economic momentum moves from the island community to its inland sister.
Houston police begin using motorcycles to enforce speed limits. Spindletop oilfield, east of Houston. A higher education institution and a large public park add to the infrastructure investments in Houston while a new ship channel opens a gateway to global trade.
Rice Institute now Rice University begins classes. The foot-deep Houston Ship Channel is completed and formally dedicated. First deepwater vessel, the S. Satilla, calls at Houston. George Hermann donates acres to the city for a public park near Rice Institute. A WWI victory parade through the streets of downtown in Air-conditioning is first introduced in a public building in the s. In later decades the technology would revolutionize Houston's quality of life, minimizing the effect of the sub-tropical climate on its residents and prompting a building boom.
Houston adopts ordinance dedicating tax monies to its library system. Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the first fine arts museum in Texas, opens.
Houston Junior College now the University of Houston is established. National Democratic Convention is held in Houston. Municipal airport opened; air mail service to Houston begins.
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