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Pop quiz reveals regional historical trivia roots
Answers reveal changes in Cedar Bayou and Goose Creek leadership, landholders around Cedar Point, and local legends. Notable items include Nick Holland recruiting George Bennett in 1940, Champ d Asile near Liberty, Floyd Higginbotham’s Baytown dealership, Harvey Whiting safeguarding Burnet papers, Baytown La Porte Tunnel opening in 1953, 1952 polio peak, a Holiday Inn Baytown reception for Lyndon Johnson, Homer Smith’s Chamber role, and Harmon Lowman becoming Sam Houston State University president.
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Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek
R.W. Akridge
George Bennett
Bob Barfield
Cedar Point
Sam Houston
Amassa Turner
John Jams
Napoleon
Trinity River
Liberty
Waterloo
Asile
Bonaparte
Old Baytown
Republic of Texas
Lorenzo de Zavala
Buck Turner
Fred Dittman
Floyd Higginbotham
Lynchburg
San Jacinto
Deaf Smith
Peggy McCormick
Harvey Whiting
Baytown-La Porte
Baytown
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lee College
Homer Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Dayton
Highlands
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Harmon Lowman
A.N. Foster
Nick Holland
Holland
Bennett
John Lams
West Chambers County
Texas Experiment
Liberty Champ d’Asile
de Zavala
Jesse
David G. Burnet
Burnet
Whiting
Bicentennial Park
Morgan’s Point
Holiday Inn
Highway 146
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Robert E. Lee High School
Liberty-Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Smith
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