Harrisburg, Texas
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Harrisburg, Texas was a historic early settlement near present-day Houston that played a key role in the Texas Revolution and was a focal point during the Runaway Scrape.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic settlement
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexedIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | neighborhood of Houston ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
sawmilling
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
1820s
ⓘ
1826 ⓘ |
| founder | John Richardson Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | proximity to Galveston Bay ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early Anglo-American settlement in Texas
ⓘ
refuge point during Runaway Scrape ⓘ strategic site during Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| hasRailHistory | early railroad terminus near Houston ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCorridor | Harrisburg Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mexican Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf | City of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast region of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States South ⓘ southeastern Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Houston Ship Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Buffalo Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Richardson Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBattlefieldOf | Battle of San Jacinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Runaway Scrape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of San Jacinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportRole | early port on Buffalo Bayou ⓘ |
| wasBurnedBy | Mexican army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBurnedIn | April 1836 ⓘ |
| wasConsideredFor | capital of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| wasFocalPointDuring | Runaway Scrape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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