Fifty-two miles long and recognized as a public works engineering marvel, the Houston Ship Channel gave birth to the nation’s busiest port, its leading export port, its leading break bulk port, and its largest petrochemical complex. Indeed, the town that built a port that built a city sums up the Houston Ship Channel’s first century.
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The 1915 Hurricane: Texas Tempest
To read the full text of this article by Jim Saye that appeared in the Summer 2008 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.