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Houston (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 095 21 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -95.3500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Connected with Gulf of Mexico by huge ship canal; early center was destroyed by Mexican general Santa Ana in Texas Revolution; during American Civil War city was refuge for blockade escapees; completion of canal & discovery of oil stimulated growth. |
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| Houston (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Sam Houston (died 1863), American general, politician & president of the Republic of Texas |
| Harrisburg (H,V)
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| Houston City (C,V)
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Texas (state) (P) |
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Harris (county) (P) |
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Houston (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1824, expanded greatly in 20th cen. |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1837 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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now a deepwater port, was connected to Gulf of Mexico by Houston Ship Canal in 1914 |
| petroleum refining center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for meatpacking & production of steel, sulfur, lumber, lime, salt, electronic equipment & aerospace equipment |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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was an early rail center |
| port of entry (C) |
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| scientific center (C) |
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includes Lyndon B Johnson Space Center which is headquarters for flights by United States astronauts |
| publishing center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for rice, cotton & cattle |
| educational center (C) |
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includes Rice University, University of Houston, Houston Baptist University, Texas Southern University & medical schools |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes symphony orchestra, ballet, opera, theatre, Astrodome for football & baseball teams & Astrohall for livestock shows |
| tourist center (C) |
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includes zoological gardens, Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Arts Museum, Burke Baker Planetarium & other museums |
| capital (H) |
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of the Texas Republic, 1837-1839 |
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