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Houston, known affectionately to citizens as the "Bayou City," is located on the southeast Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico. On August 30, 1836, two brothers, Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen ran an ad in the Telegraph and the Texas Register. They proposed a new townsite, called Houston, (named the town Houston after the great general Sam Houston who led Texas to independence from Mexico) saying that the grassland on the coastal plain would become the "great interior commercial emporium of Texas" and that ships from the northeast to New Orleans could sail up the Buffalo Bayou. The Allen brothers planned to build a sawmill and sold lots at moderate prices. The townsite also served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas.Founded by the Allen brothers in 1836, Houston boasts an interesting and extensive history.
Today, Houston covers over 540 square miles and is the fourth largest city in the United States of America. Over 2 million people and 100 ethnic groups call the city home, spreading their unique heritage and influence out in every direction. Mexican, South American, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and even European are some of the different ethnicities that make Houston great. This diversity is apparent in the many types of restaurants and groceries that give the city a little bit of extra flavor. |
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