Pre 1960(?) - Industry People and Places of Harris County, Texas

NEW INDEX PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Scratch Pad - MUCH WORK TO BE DONE! If you have a category or an industry to contribute, a picture, an old employee list,  a family story, send me an email or image, Carla Clifton. All contributors retain their ownership and credits. This is Free Access Family History at it's best.  This is a work in progress, as with everything on this site-more with time. From little things, big things grow.

Agrilculture

Cotton

Houston Cotton Exchange Records (.pdf file)

1880-1933

Harris County Archives Online Organizational records, printed materials, a financial report, and correspondence document the Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

1931-Pressent

1931:  The Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition is established after seven men meet for lunch at the Texas State Hotel  ...read more...

Rice

Lumber

Cattle

Spirits

Communications

Southwestern Bell Telephone

General Telephone

Newspapers and News Publications

Harris County Newspapers

Television and Radio

KTRK

TV

KHOU

TV

KPRC

TV

KILT

Radio

KIKK

Radio

Transportation (Land)

Union Pacific Railroad History

1862 - Present

Union Pacific web site "History of the Union Pacific."  Another web site of interest is, "Union Pacific" at Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

Union Pacific Historical Society

n/a

Welcome to the UPHS!! Founded in 1984, the Union Pacific Historical Society is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated...read more....

Central Pacific Railroad History

Central Pacific Railroad, Photographic Historical Museum

Southern Pacific Railroad History

1865 - 1996

Southern Pacific Railroad "Short" History, at Wikipedia Encyclopedia;  Another excellent site is Peter J. McClosky's, Southern Pacific Railroad Web Resources Page, web links, list of published resources, etc.

Southern Pacific Historical Society

n/a

... is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its affiliates. We support railfanning, industrial archeology and accurate scale modeling of this great pioneer railroad of the western United States.

Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad

1873 - 1927 and/or 1934

On March 1, 1927 the GH&SA was merged into SP's Texas & New Orleans Railroad;  In 1934 the GH&SA railroad was acquired by the Texas and New Orleans. (No source information)

Blacksmith

Freight Companies

Streets and Highways

Transportation (Water)

Buffalo Bayou: An Echo of Houston's Wilderness Beginnings

n/a

These articles about Buffalo Bayou are exerpted from the forthcoming book by Louis Aulbach, with the assistance of Linda Gorski...read more...

Houston Port Authority

Houston Ship Channel

ca. 1914

Dredged to 25 ft.

Port of Houston

Lynchburg Ferry

Excursion

Tugboats

Ship Lines

Ship Yards

Manufacturing

Metallurgic

Bethleham Steel

Armco Steel

US Steel

Oil and Gas

ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company)

Charter International Oil Company, Houston

It is now Valero.

Consolidated Oil Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

Located near Manchester St., Harrisburg and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

Pasadena, TX

Eastern States Petroleum Co., Inc. ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

(Deepwater Oil Refinery) near Manchester St. and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

El Paso Gas

Entex

Galena Signal Oil Company of Texas

Greens Bayou Oil Refinery ⁵

bef. ca. 1942

Near Channelview

Gulf Oil ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

Also, Gulf Pipeline Company

Houston Oil Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

Humble Oil and Refining Company  ^{4, 5}

bef. ca. 1942

Locations in Baytown, Texas, on north side of the Houston Channel near Galena Park,  and Barbours Cut, Morgan's Point, TX.  (aka Exxon, Exxon-Mobil, Enco, Esso, Humble)

M. & P. (see Merchants and Planters) Oil Company ^{4, 5}

bef. ca. 1935

Magnolia Petroleum Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942

Located near Manchester St., Harrisburg and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

Maritime Oil Company ⁴

bef. ca. 1935

Located near Manchester St., Harrisburg and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

Merchants and Planters (M. & P.) Oil Company ^{4, 5}

bef. ca. 1935

Located near downtown Houston off south side of Clinton St.

Phillips Petroleum Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942

Pasadena, TX

Phoenix Refinery ⁴

bef. ca. 1935

Located at Griggs Rd. at Manchester St., Harrisburg.

Pioneer Oil Company ⁴

bef. ca. 1935

Pure Oil Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942

Located near Manchester St., Harrisburg and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

Satin Oil Company

ca. 1910 - late 1930's

"The Fire of the Salamander" Downtown Houston, Franklin @ Travis. 1st Oil Company in Houston.

Shell Petroleum Corporation ^{4, 5}

aka Shell Oil, Deer Park, TX.

Sinclair ^{4, 5}

ca. 1920

Sinclair Refinery on La Porte Freeway; 1967 - Sinclair Petrochemical in Channelview; Sinclair Houston History;  Sinclair Corporate

Sinclair Petrochemical

ca. 1967

Sinclair Petrochemical in Channelview.

Southwestern Oil Company

ca. 1903

Located between Houston and Houston Heights ("Houstonians Were Quick to Capitalize on Opportunities of Oil," Houston Business Journal,  August 10, 2007 by Betty T. Chapman)

Standard Oil Company ⁵

bef. ca. 1942-

ca. 1942 - Barbours Cut, Morgan's Point, TX

Tenneco

Texaco

Texas Company Refinery ⁴

bef. ca. 1935

Galena Park, TX

Texas Fuel Company

ca. 1908

Organized by Joseph Cullinan soon after Spindletop, 1901.  The company was moved to Houston in ca. 1908.  He hired Jesse Jones to erect a building on Main Street for The Texas Company (now Texaco) which had taken over the assets of Texas Fuel Company. ("Houstonians Were Quick to Capitalize on Opportunities of Oil," Houston Business Journal,  August 10, 2007 by Betty T. Chapman)

Tidewater Oil Company ⁵

ca. 1942

Deer Park, TX

Warren Petroleum Company ⁵

ca. 1942

near Galena Park, TX

Chemical

Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc. ⁵

bef. ca. 1942

Located near Manchester St., Harrisburg and Brady Island, on the Houston Channel.

Du Pont, La Porte

Humble Oil, Baytown

(aka Exxon, Exxon-Mobil, Enco, Esso, Humble)

Shell Chemical, Deer Park

Energy

Houston Lighting and Power

Entex

Construction

Brown and Root

Mundy

Aviation

Hughs Aircraft

Houston International Airport

Braniff

Military

Liberty Ships

San Jacinto Ordinance Depot and Ship Terminal

Retail

Suppliers

R. B. Everett

Entertainment

Metropolitian Theater

Drive in Theaters

Symphony

Hotel

Rice Hotel

Shamrock Hilton

Sports

Baseball (Colt 45's, college, high school, little league, etc.)

Football, Houston Oilers (George Blanda and Billy Cannon), Cougars, Rice, High School, etc.)

Swimming (Dad's Club, YMCA, Red Cross, Shamrock Hilton, etc...)

Track and Field