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Downtown Hotel Renamed To Honor The ‘Mother Of Houston’
Posted on · The C. Baldwin Hotel gets its name from Charlotte Baldwin Allen, the woman often credited as 'the mother of Houston.'
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Conference Focuses on Influential Women from Houston’s History
Posted on · From Charlotte Allen, to Mary Levy, and from Phyllis Frye to Annise Parker, Houston History Alliance tells the stories of influential and unsung women from the city’s past.
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City Officials Celebrate Houston’s 180th Birthday
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner and other Houston officials celebrated the 180th anniversary of Houston’s founding on Tuesday with speeches and cake at City Hall.
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Life-sized Sculptures Of Houston’s Founding Brothers To Be Installed At City Hall
Posted on · After 75 years, two statues envisioned by the building’s architect will finally stand on its eastern terrace.
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A Rodeo Preview and The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Houston News: Houston Matters for Friday, February 28, 2014
Posted on · The 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which kicks off next week, is a lot of things. The month-long celebration at Reliant Park promotes livestock and farm products, offers a venue for research and education within the livestock industry, a wide variety of 4-H events, includes the largest rodeo in the world, and a month […]