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History
in a Pecan Shell
Named after the Battleground
of the Texas Revolution, began in 1941 when Frank Sharp built
a subdivision to house steel mills and war industry workers. After
the war the population was 3,800 and the town incorporated.
Jacinto City holds the state record for the number of chambers of
commerce in operation at one time. In the 1950s they had three separate
chambers.
Most residents were refinery workers and their children attended Houston
and Galena Park schools.
Population Record High 11,500 in 1964. |
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