Texas Gulf Coast · TX
Houston
A bayou town that dug its way to the sea.
- Population
- 2,304,580 (2020 census)
- Founded
- August 30, 1836
- Port opened
- 1914
Then
- 1836
Sam Houston wins Texas independence at San Jacinto. That August, the Allen brothers found Houston at Allen's Landing on Buffalo Bayou.
- 1900–1914
After the Galveston hurricane, work on the Houston Ship Channel speeds up. President Wilson opens the deep-water port in 1914.
- 1961
NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, now Johnson Space Center, is established.
- 2017
Hurricane Harvey drops over 50 inches of rain in places, killing more than 70 people.
Now
The Port of Houston leads the nation in international tonnage. The stations here follow the Ship Channel and San Jacinto River from Manchester and Lynchburg to Clear Lake.
10 tide stations around Houston
- Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel1.5 mi
- Manchester, Houston Ship Channel6.7 mi
- Battleship Texas State Park16.8 mi
- Lynchburg Landing, San Jacinto River17.5 mi
- Cypress, San Jacinto River17.9 mi
- Clear Lake22.7 mi
- Morgans Point, Barbours Cut23.7 mi
- Umbrella Point, Trinity Bay30.6 mi
- Point Barrow, Trinity Bay32.3 mi
- Round Point, Trinity Bay40.9 mi