Locomotive 895 Donated to Baytown Moves to Roseland Park
In 1956 the Robert E. Lee Key Club petitioned Southern Pacific Railroad to donate the retired locomotive No. 895 to Baytown. In April 1957 it was moved from the tracks at Main Street and Texas Avenue to Roseland Park where it has stood for 62 years.
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Move Old 895 Steam Locomotive Back to Baytown Historic District
Baytown residents debate returning the steam locomotive Old 895 from Roseland Park to its former home near downtown along Texas Avenue. Refurbished after 2008 Ike flooding, the engine remains in excellent condition but largely unseen by newcomers. Community donations could fund the move and repurpose the old train station as a museum.
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Trump taxes none of my business says Baytown reader
A Baytown reader argues that President Trump’s tax returns are not the public’s business and suggests a nationwide audit of all elected officials. The letter questions why the issue arose after Nixon and asserts wealth built through legal means prior to his presidency.
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Earth Day observance urged amid climate debate and diet shift
A Nature article links animal agriculture to climate change and pollution while the Food Climate Research Network calls for a massive move to plant based eating. The piece argues meat and dairy drive emissions, water and soil depletion, and wildlife loss, urging replacements with vegetables and grains as sustainable energy grows.
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Nature
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Food Climate Research Network
Timeless quilts tell a family history of warmth and memory
A nostalgic reminiscence details quilts as time traveling hugs from Granny. The narrator recalls sleeping on the floor under layered quilts at grandparents with cousins, learning thrift and care from Southern Alabama traditions. Quilts bind generations, hold gossip, and even link to Underground Railroad signals.
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Weekend arts and Easter events feature Tempest and Light the Sky
Baytown hosts the Farmers Market at Town Square with vendors, lunch and live reggae by Dem. Lee College stages The Tempest at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday April 28 in the black box theater. Tickets cost 10 dollars, 5 for students and staff. Light the Sky Festival at Houston Raceway Park offers music and lantern launch with tickets 60 dollars day of, lower in advance. Also new Student Art Show opens Monday in the Lee College Art Gallery with reception Thursday at 2 p.m. The Battle of San Jacinto ceremony is canceled due to ITC fire-site remediation.
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Key events span 1789 Washingtons inauguration 1862 Lincoln ends slavery in DC 1947 Texas City disaster with Grandcamp High Flyer 1963 King writes Letter from Birmingham Jail 1972 Apollo 16 launch 2003 Bush lowers terror alert from orange to yellow Thoughts of Russell Lynes note conclude the item
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