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Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:19 PM
I searched the archives for this, couldn't find a thread on this topic, so I was wondering, what's the story on "West Mount Houston Road" or the lesser talked about (on radio traffic reports) "East Mount Houston Road"? I imagine that there was once a town called "Mount Houston" that this road led to, but why would anyone name a place in flat old Harris County "Mount" anything? Anyone know the history?
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Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Still don't know the reasoning behind the name.
Mount Houston is a community in north central Harris County, Texas. It is east of U.S. Highway 59, near the Dyersdale oil field.[1]
Mount Houston was established along the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. At that time it was 10 miles (16 km) away from Houston. A post office opened in 1910. In 1914 Mount Houston had 100 people. It featured several market gardeners. It included two churches, a sawmill, and a lumber company. The post office closed in 1918. By the 1980s Mount Houston did not significantly increase in size. Within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Mount Houston, three schools and three churches had been established.[1]
Mount Houston is a community in north central Harris County, Texas. It is east of U.S. Highway 59, near the Dyersdale oil field.[1]
Mount Houston was established along the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. At that time it was 10 miles (16 km) away from Houston. A post office opened in 1910. In 1914 Mount Houston had 100 people. It featured several market gardeners. It included two churches, a sawmill, and a lumber company. The post office closed in 1918. By the 1980s Mount Houston did not significantly increase in size. Within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Mount Houston, three schools and three churches had been established.[1]
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Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM
I do remember looking for a mountain when I was younger, before I knew any better.
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Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM
I found a blog in the Houston Chronicle website talking about how there was once a mountain out there, popular with picnickers and naturalists, but it was razed about the turn of the last century. For a split second I thought "what the hell...?" then noticed the date of the blog was April 1, 2010.
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Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Reefmonkey, on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM, said:
I found a blog in the Houston Chronicle website talking about how there was once a mountain out there, popular with picnickers and naturalists, but it was razed about the turn of the last century. For a split second I thought "what the hell...?" then noticed the date of the blog was April 1, 2010.
LOL! I did the sameting back when I saw it..... Then I saw the date.
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Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Having lived in the area, I'd be interested in knowing the origin of Gulf Bank. Anyone have any ideas?
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Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:03 PM
rsb320, on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:45 PM, said:
Still don't know the reasoning behind the name.
Mount Houston is a community in north central Harris County, Texas. It is east of U.S. Highway 59, near the Dyersdale oil field.[1]
Mount Houston is a community in north central Harris County, Texas. It is east of U.S. Highway 59, near the Dyersdale oil field.[1]
I don't seem to recollect there being a salt dome in the vicinity. I think that the nearest one is in Humble. But that would explain it, if there were.
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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." --Bertrand Russell
"The best lack all conviction while the worst are filled with passionate intensity." --Y.B. Yeats
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Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM
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Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Sounds like an April Fool's Joke
There is no dark side of the Moon!
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As a matter of fact it's all dark!
Really!
As a matter of fact it's all dark!
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Posted Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:33 PM
rsb320, on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM, said:
Check out this clip on Mt. Houston. It was quite majestic! http://swamplot.com/...-mount-houston/
Yeah, I already found that one.
Reefmonkey, on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM, said:
I found a blog in the Houston Chronicle website talking about how there was once a mountain out there, popular with picnickers and naturalists, but it was razed about the turn of the last century. For a split second I thought "what the hell...?" then noticed the date of the blog was April 1, 2010.
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Posted Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Firebird65, on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:25 PM, said:
Having lived in the area, I'd be interested in knowing the origin of Gulf Bank. Anyone have any ideas?
I always assumed that it was a comment about Houston being on the "bank" or coast of the Gulf, but I have found that there is a bank called Texas Gulf Bank, founded in 1913. Maybe the road was named for them?
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