Goose Creek oil boom on land and water in Tabbs Bay
Wanda Orton recalls the early 20th century Goose Creek oil boom around Tabbs Bay. From Gaillard No 1 in 1903 to the 1916 American Petroleum Co gusher and the legendary 1917 Sweet 16, offshore and shore drilling created a booming field, tents, and a new Baytown region, as residents fled Tent City and wealth reshaped Harris County.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Tabbs Bay
Texas
Gaillard No
John Gaillard
Mississippi
Tables Bay
Royal Matthews
la Porte
Gaillard
Matthews
Goose Creek Production Co
Producers Oil Co
Texas Company
American Petroleum Co
Galveston Bay
Tent City
Pelly
Harris County
Community Calendar Highlights and Local Meetups
ExxonMobil Retirees meet at 10 a.m. with a piano recital by Al Marks and Karen Marks Aarons at Lee College Performing Arts Theatre. Sterling Library hosts TEEN TIME from 4 to 5 30 p.m. BANG meets at Amegy Bank Building 1300 Rollingbrook Baytown. Line dancing at Highlands CC 8 30 and 9 30 a.m. Plus TOPS 594 at Baytown CC 2407 Market St. Several civic groups, meals, and bingo events listed with contact numbers.
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ExxonMobil
al Marks
Karen Marks Aarons
Lee College School of Performing Arts
Lee College
Texas Ave
McNulty-Haddick
Sterling Municipal Library
Sterling Library
Bay Area
BANG
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Market St
Decker Drive
Rotary Club
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toast Masters Club
Traci Dillard
Thursday Baytown Veterans groups meet for community support
Thursday events include American Legion Post No 323 meeting at 5 p.m. at the VFW center on 8204 N. Main St with veteran attendees welcome. grief support counseling for San Jacinto Methodist Hospital chaplains at 7 p.m. in the chaplain's office at 4401 Garth Road. First Christian Church Baytown hosts musical drama Jesus is My Light at 6:30 p.m. contact Jackie Harris at 281-573-1841.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Cedar Bayou
American Legion Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Center
N. Main St
All Veterans Welcome
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Garth Road
First Christian Church
Jesus Is
Jackie Harris
Today in History June 16 highlights through time
On June 16 historic events include Lincoln’s House divided quote from 1858, Mary Stuart’s Lochleven imprisonment in 1567, Hawaii annexation talks in 1897, Ford Motor Co incorporation in 1903, Hoover and Curtis renomination in 1932, NIRA law in 1933, George Reeves death in 1959, Psycho opening in 1960, Carter Torrijos Panama Canal treaty ratifications in 1978, Verizon formation from Bell Atlantic and GTE in 2000.
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Illinois
Republican Party
U.S. Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Mary
Queen of Scots
Lochleven
Scotland
Hawaii
Ford Motor Co
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Chicago
Supreme Court
George Reeves
Beverly Hills
Calif
New York
Jimmy Carter
Omar Torrijos
Toh-Ree
Ohs
Bell Atlantic
GTE Corp
Verizon Communications Inc
Proverbs 23 24: A righteous man's father rejoices
A proverb notes that a father's joy comes from a wise son, affirming parental pride in steadfast virtue. The saying highlights family blessing through upright conduct and wise guidance.
Weather roundup for Houston area and dozen cities
Readable local forecast lists high temperatures from 89 to 95 and lows from 74 to 78 across Houston and nearby communities including Conroe Aldine Angleton Kingwood Devers Liberty Beaumont Winnie and greater areas. Pleasant conditions with mid to upper 70s overnight and warm afternoons.
Air Quality Forecast and Regional Weather Outlook
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notes flood stage in Moss Bluff and Remayor, with levels at 15 and 26 feet respectively as of yesterday and 24 hours. Showers and thunderstorms bring localized flash flooding to parts of the Northeast and southern Appalachians today, while rain impacts the northern Rockies and severe weather is possible in the northern Plains.
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Appalachians
Rockies
Plains
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Baytown Sun
Hispanic Chamber
Nicki Evans
Mary Escontrias
Rolando Valdez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Ruben F. de Hoyos
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
AccuWeather
City Fort Worth
Houston
Laredo
Longview
Lubbock
San Anton
Ustin Eaurmac, Reywrnsv
Bilene Yao
el Paso
Conroe
Aldine
Angleton
Kingwood
Pasadena
Alvin
Texas City
Galveston
Winnie
AccuWeather.com
Eve NS
Little Vagg, Ea Ata
Conjuction Wit| Ee College
City of
Fair Lady
Distant Travel, Inc
Additio
Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Loewe
George “Pygmalion
Anand Shaw
Directed By
Jim Wadzinski
Lee Collen
Bayvtownlittletheater.org
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Canal
Rene
Rosenberg
Cleveland
Kountze
Eh Lumberton
Lake Jackson
High Island
Crystal Beach
AccuWeather, Inc
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Texas Commission Or
Environmental Quality
Liberty Moss Bluff Remayor
A.m. Sens
A.Q
Point Barrow
Trinity Bay
Trinity Rive
Bunions Hammertoes
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Drguertin.com
Dr. Guertin
Microsoft
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