Pierce Junction, Houston, Texas

Pierce Junction, Houston, Texas

Pierce Junction is an area within Houston, Texas, United States that was formerly a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County.

The community gained its name in 1859 for serving as the junction of several railroad lines. By the late 1960s Houston had annexed all of Pierce Junction.

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* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/htp12.html PIERCE JUNCTION, TX] at "Handbook of Texas"


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