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ARRIVAL
A steamboat, named ARIEL, became the first steamboat on Texas water. -
THE STARTING POINT
The brothers, John Kirby and Agustus Chapman Allen laid the town of Houston as the head of navigation on Buffalo Bayou. -
ESTABLISHMENT
The city fathers established the Port of Houston. -
GLOBAL LEADER
Albermarle's Corporation was founded, becoming the leading global producer of polymer solutions. -
DISCOVERY
Oil discovered in Corsicana, Texas. -
FOUNDING THE CITY
Pasadena was founded by a native of Georgia, Col. John H. Burnett. -
POMEROY
J. E. Pomeroy came to Pasadena when the area had only R. M. Guinn's post office. -
TEXACO
Joseph Stephen Cullinan formed a Texas company, used mainly for storage and transportation of oil; the company was marketed under the name of Texaco. -
RELOCATING
Joseph Cullinan aquired new oil leases, relocating Texaco headquarters. -
MOVING
The founder of Texaco, Joseph Stephen Cullinan, moved his company to Houston, he purchased 200 acres in nearby Pasadena. -
PROGRESS
Pasadena soil began yielding lucious straberries, figs, oranges, as well as vegetation. -
REBUILDING
The Houston Ship Channel was now dredged to a depth of 25 feet. -
STARTER
Crown was the first refinery to be located in Pasadena. -
BUILDING
The Sinclair ( now ARCO ), Texaco, and Crown companies built refineries in the area. -
FIRST CHIOCE
The citizens of Pasadena had now voted to incorporate. -
SECOND CHOICE
The citizens voted to dissincorporate. -
CONTINUENMENT
Pasadena was still a straberry industry. -
FINAL DECISION
The citizens finally decided to incorporate. -
PERMITS
The total number of permits was almost $19 Million. -
PERMITS DOUBLING
( Building permits had doubled since the 1945 ). This year's permits totaled $7 Million.
