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German pioneers, Texas oil boom, and a heart full of history.
Tomball
$58.11
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128 pages
- Release Date
7 January 2025
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Summary
Tomball: Hometown with a Heart
In the mid-1830s, German pioneers found an area 30 miles north of Houston thriving with pure water, an abundance of timber, and rich agricultural resources.
In 1838, the Republic of Texas granted to serviceman William Hurd 320 acres. In the early 1900s, the nucleus of the landscape caught the eye of the Trinity & Brazos Railroad as a favorable stop to the Port of Houston. For 25 years, the town prospered as a major rail sto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467161725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1467161721 |
| Series: | Images of America |
| Author: | Kyla Bayang, Friends of the Tomball Community Library |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 163mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Kyla Bayang
Descendants of early pioneers and Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library staff have collected community photographs to share these historic hometown images.
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