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Historically, Lake Conroe is the deadliest lake in Texas. It is 21,000 acres and 75 feet deep. Even though it is named Lake Conroe, only a small portion of the lake is in Conroe. Most of it is in Montgomery County. The lake was created in 1973 when the San Jacinto River Authority Built a dam
Read MoreMemorial Park is 1,500 acres. At almost twice the size of Central Park, it’s one of the largest urban parks in the United States. It was home to Camp Logan, where 70,000 soldiers trained for battle during World War 1. It is an archeological protected site and is the only camp remaining in the United States
Read MoreHistorically, Lake Conroe is the deadliest lake in Texas. It is 21,000 acres and 75 feet deep. Even though it is named Lake Conroe, only a small portion of the lake is in Conroe. Most of it is in Montgomery County. The lake was created in 1973 when the San Jacinto River Authority Built a dam
Read MoreCinco Ranch is a master planned community located in the jurisdiction of Houston within Fort Bend and Harris Counties. It’s considered to be part of the Greater Katy area and is roughly 10 miles southeast of the city of Katy. Cinco Ranch’s history goes back to before Texas was a republic. In the 1820s, Stephen F.
Read MoreHouston is the 4th largest city in the United States and the 6th largest in North America. It was founded on August 30, 1836 by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen who purchased around 6,600 acres of land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The Allen brothers named the city after General Sam
Read MoreThe Houston Comets were a professional women’s basketball team established in 1997. They were one of the original eight teams of the WNBA. The Comets were owned by the Houston Rockets’ owner, Leslie Alexander. They played their home games at the Compact Center, formerly known as the Summit. The Comets won the first four WNBA
Read MoreThe Houston Tunnel System is a network of climate-controlled, pedestrian walkways, 20 feet below Houston’s downtown streets. It links 95 city blocks and connects office towers to hotels, banks, restaurants, stores, and the Houston Theater District. The tunnels are approximately 6 miles long. The first one was built in the 1930s by the governor of
Read MoreAstroWorld opened in 1968. The theme park was originally owned by Roy Hofheinz. In 1978, his family sold it to Six Flags. WaterWorld, an adjacent water park, was acquired and added to AstroWorld in 2002. In 2005, Six Flags announced AstroWorld would be closed and demolished at the end of the season. They cited issues
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