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The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel

Description: This booklet gives an overview of the history of Buffalo Bayou and of the Houston Ship Channel from 1820-1926. The text gives background on how the area became developed and eventually became an "Industrial Waterway of National importance" (p. [3]). The second half of the text focuses on Commodore Charles Morgan and the shipping aspect of the Channel. Costs of building, lists of important council members, and text of letters are included to illustrate the history.
Date: 1926
Creator: Farrar, R. M.
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Description: Photograph of ships in a harbor. There are many different types of ships, from barges to military style ships to sailboats, and they are all sailing on the left side of the harbor. The water is split by a stone wall that is running in a diagonal across the image. There are some buildings built around this wall on the shore and the foreground of the image is covered in tall grasses.
Date: [1920..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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