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Chambers Street,
Conroe in the 1920s
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
History in
a Pecan Shell
A timeline of
selected significant events:
1881: Lumberman Isaac Conroe establishes sawmill on Stewarts Creek.
1884: Post office granted as Conroe's Switch on the I-GN railroad.
1889: Population reaches 300, replaces Montgomery
as county seat.
1891: Courthouse constructed.
1892: Population reaches 500.
1896: The weekly Conroe Courier was first published.
1900: Conroe becomes Montgomery
County's largest town.
1901: Major fire destroys part of downtown.
1904: Incorporated with a population of about 1,000
1911: Another fire does extensive damage.
1914: Population reaches 1,374.
1921: Town finally buys its first fire engine.
1931: Population reaches 2,457. Oil is discovered seven miles from
town -causing a boom
1933: Population reaches 5,000. Conroe's streets are paved.
1935: Crighton Theater constructed
1936: New Courthouse
built. Population reaches 10,000.
1941: Population declines to 4,624.
1972: Population reaches 11,969.
1982: Population reaches 18,034.
1990: Population 27,675.
2000: Population 36,811. |
Conroe, Texas
Landmarks / Attractions
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Crighton
Theatre - 936-441-ARTS
Restored 1934 theatre. Live performances.
234 N. Main
Cynthia
Woods Mitchell Pavilion -
See The Woodlands
Heritage
Museum of Montgomery County -
936-539-6873
In Candy Cane Park.
The Annual
Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival -
Second weekend in October
Book Hotel
› Conroe
Hotels
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The restored
1934 Crighton Theatre
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, May 2019 |
Crighton Theatre
before restoration
TE Photo, June 2004 |
Montgomery Bakehouse,
former theatre
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, May 2019
More Texas Theatres |
Conroe Recreation
Lake Conroe
- West Fork of San Jacinto River in Montgomery
and Walker Counties
Lake Conroe
Park - On Hwy 105, 7 miles west of I-45.
936-788-8302
W. Goodrich
Jones State Forest - A mile west of I-45 along Farm Road 1488,
just south of Conroe.
Lake Conroe
Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
505 West Davis Street Conroe, TX 77301
(877) 4-CONROE or (936) 538-7112
http://www.lakeconroecvb.org/
Conroe
Hotels › Book Here
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The Flora and
Fauna of Conroe
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Bluebonnets and
Brahma Cows west of Conroe
TE photo, 2006 |
Morning walk
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, March 2019 |
Ferns by the
lake
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, October 2021 |
Mushrooms in
the yard
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, October 2021 |
Mushrooms in
the yard
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, October 2021 |
Mushrooms in
the yard
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, October 2021 |
Mushrooms in
the yard
Photo
courtesy CK Wong, October 2021 |
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Conroe, Texas Landmarks |
Downtown Conroe
TE Photo, June 2004 |
A downtown bank
building
TE Photo, June 2004 |
The masonic building
in Conroe
TE Photo, June 2004 |
Conroe Lodge
cornerstone
TE Photo, June 2004
More Texas Lodges |
A utilitarian
barber pole downtown
TE Photo,
June 2004 |
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