- Harrisburg, Houston, Texas
Harrisburg (originally documented as Harrisburgh then shortened to Harrisburg in 1892) is located within the city of
Houston ,Texas ,United States .The community is located east of
Downtown Houston , south of the Brays Bayou and Buffalo Bayou junction, and west of Brady's Island. It was founded before 1825 on the eastern stretches of theBuffalo Bayou in present-day Harris County,Texas , on land belonging to John Richardson Harris. In 1926, Harrisburg was annexed into the city of Houston. The original name of Harris County was Harrisburg (Harrisburgh) County until it was shortened after the demise of the City of Harrisburg.John Nova Lomax of the "
Houston Press " said that Harrisburg has "a purple, bright blue or yellow cantina on every corner, sometimes several" and that it "you just felt like you were in a border town" in a 2008 article. [Lomax, John Nova. " [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/02/sole_of_houston_deep_harrisbur.php Sole of Houston: Deep Harrisburg: Lomax and Beebe Take on the East Side Again] ." "Houston Press ". February 26, 2008.]History
Harrisburg was surveyed in 1826 and formally named "Harrisburg" by its founder, John Richardson Harris. Harris named the town both after himself and after Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania , which had been named for his grandfather.In 1835, the
General Council of Texas , a provisional government of Texas, made Harrisburg its capital. OnApril 16 ,1836 during theTexas Revolution , almost all of Harrisburg was burned by the forces ofAntonio López de Santa Anna . After the Texas Revolution ended, the city of Houston was founded just west of Harrisburg and was namedcounty seat of Harrisburg (later shortened to Harris) County and capital of theRepublic of Texas .In 1851, the
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway began construction of its line between Harrisburg andAlleyton, Texas . After the Civil War, the railroad expanded and changed its name to theGalveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad . Harrisburg remained an important rail town until a fire in the 1870s destroyed the rail yards, which were rebuilt in Houston.The population of Harrisburg dwindled with the loss of the railroads and with the widening of the
Houston Ship Channel in 1919. In December 1926, the City of Houston annexed Harrisburg.Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Harrisburg is served by the
Houston Independent School District .Most residences are zoned to [http://es.houstonisd.org/jrharrises J. R. Harris Elementary School] . [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/JRHarris.pdf J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "
Houston Independent School District ".] Some are zoned to [http://es.houstonisd.org/davilaes Dávila Elementary School] . [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/DavilaES.pdf Davila Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District ".]All residences are zoned to [http://www.deadyms.org/ Deady Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/DeadyMS.pdf Deady Middle Attendance Zone] ." "
Houston Independent School District ".] andMilby High School . [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MilbyHS.pdf Milby High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District ".]Public libraries
Harrisburg is served by the Stanaker Branch of
Houston Public Library .Postal service
The
United States Postal Service operates the Harrisburg Post Office at 8330 Manchester Street, 77012-2137.References
*Handbook of Texas|id=HH/hvh27|name=Harrisburg, Texas
ee also
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