historical - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/historical/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 historical - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/historical/ 32 32 103504436 Historical commission | Around The Bend | fbherald.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/historical-commission-around-the-bend-fbherald-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historical-commission-around-the-bend-fbherald-com Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:33:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3ae7784bb02df15a4619bb68fe4e377c The Fort Bend County Historical Commission will hold its quarterly business meeting at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Gus George Police Academy ...

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]]> 1008915 ALL THINGS HISTORICAL: A true Texas business: The Imperial Sugar Company https://houstonnewmedia.org/all-things-historical-a-true-texas-business-the-imperial-sugar-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-things-historical-a-true-texas-business-the-imperial-sugar-company Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:34:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1cc4eedfc1af67ac62b540c1c185fe8b IMPERIAL SUGAR. Sugar is stored in silos at Imperial Sugar, which gave the Houston suburb Sugar Land its name, in 2001 in Sugar Land. Imperial ...

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]]> 986855 Buckingham announces new historical map book, Texas Takes Shape, now on sale https://houstonnewmedia.org/buckingham-announces-new-historical-map-book-texas-takes-shape-now-on-sale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buckingham-announces-new-historical-map-book-texas-takes-shape-now-on-sale Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:43:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dacd02527cebcb571b37aa54f472c1a8 She explains, in detail, their settlement in Brazoria County along the Brazos River in present-day Bailey's Prairie, named in her ancestor's honor.

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]]> 978451 Sugar Land 95 Historical Marker Unveiled on Juneteenth – Covering Katy News https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-historical-marker-unveiled-on-juneteenth-covering-katy-news-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-historical-marker-unveiled-on-juneteenth-covering-katy-news-2 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:33:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e8cd58030577f9f131e8004b8008d95b Several elected officials read proclamations or made remarks, including Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers whose precinct includes ...

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]]> 974696 Sugar Land 95 Historical Marker Unveiled on Juneteenth – Covering Katy News https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-historical-marker-unveiled-on-juneteenth-covering-katy-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-historical-marker-unveiled-on-juneteenth-covering-katy-news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:23:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1918ae1d117d9b4fd10da3e01a72444d SUGAR LAND, Texas – Seven years after the remains of 95 African Americans were discovered during construction at a Fort Bend ISD campus, ...

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]]> 974282 Fort Bend County Unveils Sugar Land 95 Historical Marker in Powerful Juneteenth Tribute https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-unveils-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-in-powerful-juneteenth-tribute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-unveils-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-in-powerful-juneteenth-tribute Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:22:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=334339ea4cd418881a137f44f0de53fd A new historical marker at the James Reese Career and Technical Center honors the Sugar Land 95, victims of Texas' convict leasing system, ...

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]]> 974153 Sugar Land 95 site receives historical marker – Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-site-receives-historical-marker-community-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-site-receives-historical-marker-community-impact Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:20:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=def2a975f3a4752aa1cd11eb4f3204f1 A Texas Historical Marker has been added near the Fort Bend ISD James T. Reese Career and Technical Center to honor the group of slaves who were ...

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]]> 973008 Sugar Land 95 site receives historical marker – Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-site-receives-historical-marker-community-impact-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-site-receives-historical-marker-community-impact-2 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:20:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0b8df41a53362f6a9916af9d20948819 The marker, one of 109 in Fort Bend County, represents years of advocacy by community historians like Reginald and Marilyn Moore and a shared ...

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]]> 973184 Sugar Land 95 honored with historical marker on Juneteenth – KHOU https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-honored-with-historical-marker-on-juneteenth-khou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-honored-with-historical-marker-on-juneteenth-khou Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:52:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2ffcef885a1cb515ce12930efb7956a9 The Sugar Land 95 are believed to be inmates forced into a form of post-Civil War slavery, thanks to new state laws and loopholes more than a ...

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]]> 971095 Historical maker honoring Sugar Land 95 – YouTube https://houstonnewmedia.org/historical-maker-honoring-sugar-land-95-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historical-maker-honoring-sugar-land-95-youtube Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:33:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8a10c64d24c10c234d8cedc9e89c7781 Historical maker honoring Sugar Land 95. No views · 2 minutes ago ...more. KPRC 2 Click2Houston. 745K. Subscribe.

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]]> 971050 Historical maker honoring Sugar Land 95 – YouTube https://houstonnewmedia.org/historical-maker-honoring-sugar-land-95-youtube-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historical-maker-honoring-sugar-land-95-youtube-2 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:33:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b86a4e2a1fb79b4d55af79324ffa8a68 DrGaffneyBestFoot New 3 views · 2:27 · Go to channel. Suspect Shot And Killed By Deputies In Brazoria County Chase. KPRC 2 Click2Houston New 473 views.

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]]> 971141 Sugar Land acquires Imperial Historical District – Yahoo https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-acquires-imperial-historical-district-yahoo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-acquires-imperial-historical-district-yahoo Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:31:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=43a3e84d2441c116ffa6405a05f06e91 According to a press release, it's the first time in history that the city of Sugar Land has owned the Historic District, "home of the former ...

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]]> 970733 Sugar Land acquires Imperial Historical District | FOX 26 Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-acquires-imperial-historical-district-fox-26-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-acquires-imperial-historical-district-fox-26-houston Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:08:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2733ee28a90ebf3c469833d433daa2b5 According to a press release, it's the first time in history that the city of Sugar Land has owned the Historic District, "home of the former ...

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]]> 970675 New ‘Sugar Land 95′ historical marker to be celebrated in Fort Bend County – Houston Public Media https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-celebrated-in-fort-bend-county-houston-public-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-celebrated-in-fort-bend-county-houston-public-media Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:02:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=77c505d8916f487d78bf8b539e4adb23 The Texas Historical Commission awarded the marker to memorialize the 95 individuals believed to be victims of a former convict leasing labor program ...

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]]> 970351 New ‘Sugar Land 95’ historical marker to be celebrated in Fort Bend County – Houston Public Media https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-celebrated-in-fort-bend-county-houston-public-media-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-celebrated-in-fort-bend-county-houston-public-media-2 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:02:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=10440ed994b296e2adb60581fc0046e7 In a news release from Fort Bend ISD, the district said members of the Fort Bend County Historical Commission celebrate the new marker for the Sugar ...

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]]> 970376 ‘Sugar Land 95’ historical marker to be dedicated on Thursday | Community – Fort Bend Star https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star-3 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:58:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fd3659dec14d41e1984f522e3c3505c5 The Fort Bend County Historical Commission and Fort Bend Independent School District are hosting a dedication of a historical marker honoring at ...

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]]> 970240 ‘Sugar Land 95′ historical marker to be dedicated on Thursday | Community – Fort Bend Star https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:58:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3d4352d3f71c7f20da12a25c3fad048f The event is held in conjunction of the Juneteenth holiday, which marks the occasion when enslaved people in Texas learned that they had been freed ...

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]]> 970016 ‘Sugar Land 95′ historical marker to be dedicated on Thursday | Community – Fort Bend Star https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-95-historical-marker-to-be-dedicated-on-thursday-community-fort-bend-star-2 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:58:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3e6329eeb0fb0d4378eb44d730eaaa2a A a historical marker honoring at least 95 former convicts, knows as the "Sugar Land ... Sugar Land. The event is held in conjunction of the ...

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]]> 970044 Sam Houston home historical markers https://houstonnewmedia.org/sam-houston-home-historical-markers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sam-houston-home-historical-markers Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:37:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8891a5a425fa8b351657da18e872ffeb Just noticed this tonight, as I'm not frequently on this block of Caroline. There are two historical markers for Sam Houston's home location in downtown. They are on neighboring buildings, about 15 steps apart. They were erected by differ...

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]]> 966961 Sam Houston home historical markers https://houstonnewmedia.org/sam-houston-home-historical-markers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sam-houston-home-historical-markers Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:37:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8891a5a425fa8b351657da18e872ffeb Just noticed this tonight, as I'm not frequently on this block of Caroline. There are two historical markers for Sam Houston's home location in downtown. They are on neighboring buildings, about 15 steps apart. They were erected by differ...

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