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through the waters of
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from
Cincinnati laden with supplies such as flour and spices, nails and other hardware, and whiskey and tobacco. Two of these hires were his sons, Edward and Joseph Clopper. They recorded their travels in a journal, reporting several hazards of Galveston Bay in route to Buffalo Bayou. They ran
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presented several hazards, most of all, its shifting, shallow sandbars at its mouth. Despite several interventions, the river remained hostile to navigation. Nicholas
Clopper acquired land downstream from Harrisburg, the eponymously named
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On March 22, 2014, a barge carrying nearly a million gallons of marine fuel oil collided with another ship in the
Houston Ship Channel, causing the contents of one of the barge's 168,000-gallon tanks to leak into Galveston Bay.
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The channel has been used to move goods to the sea since at least 1836. Buffalo Bayou and
Galveston Bay were dredged during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to accommodate larger ships. In the wake of the
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30 miles (48 km) to the west of the city of
Houston. The navigational head of the channel, the most upstream point to which general cargo ships can travel, is at Turning Basin in east Houston.
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voted 16 to 1 to fund dredging the
Houston ship channel to a depth of 25 feet for the amount of $ 1,250,000, which was then matched by federal funds. On June 14, 1914 the first deepwater ship,
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970:"Collision of the Tankship Elka Apollon With the Containership MSC Nederland Houston Ship Channel, Upper Galveston Bay, Texas October 29, 2011"
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approved a plan to increase the depth of the channel from 30 to 34 feet and widen the
Galveston Bay section from 250 to 400 feet. The
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and the first mechanized war's thirst for oil greatly increased use of the ship channel.
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Time-lapse video of a barge navigating a length of the Houston Ship Channel at night
696:"Welcome to the Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project Online Resource Center"
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On December 25, 2007, the Houston Ship Channel was featured on the CNN Special,
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is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the
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opened the Houston Ship Channel, part of the Port of Houston. The onset of
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Houston Ship Channel and foot of Main Street, Houston, Texas (postcard,
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provided $ 2,800,000 for the project, which was completed in late 1935.
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The channel is a widened and deepened natural watercourse created by
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A Storm Forces Houston, the Limitless City, to Consider Its Limits
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983:"Possible Link Between Ship Channel Air Pollutants, Cancer Risks"
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list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA
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Transportation buildings and structures in Harris County, Texas
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increased the depth of the channel from 25 to 30 feet in 1922.
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Fireboat Howard T. Tellepsen in the Houston Channel (2006)
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mural at the Houston Ship Channel Visitor's Center - 2016
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The Houston Ship Channel during its first opening in 1915
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Yachts in the Houston Turning Basin, Houston (postcard,
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Houston History: INDUSTRY FOR WAR AND PEACE (1910-1920)
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Ship Turning Basin, Buffalo River, Houston (postcard,
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The Buffalo Bayou portion of the Houston Ship Channel
1013:"Oil Spill Cleanup Impedes Major Texas Ship Channel"
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781:"DHR05: HRD for Competitive Advantage: Assignment I"
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Buildings and structures in Galveston County, Texas
320:led to the establishment of numerous petrochemical
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United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors
3105:Buildings and structures in Chambers County, Texas
370:was located on the channel from 1941–1964.
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347:(1836) in which Texas won its independence from
328:Baytown installation on the eastern bank of the
885:Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army 1922
743:. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 3.
716:. The Port of Houston Authority. Archived from
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283:and Houston. On November 10, 1914, President
264:Postcard of the Houston Ship Channel, undated
172:connecting La Porte and Baytown, Texas; and
987:University of Texas School of Public Health
757:. Port of Houston Authority. Archived from
2548:National Register of Historic Places Sites
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3095:Transportation in Galveston County, Texas
188:Photo of the Houston Ship Channel in 1913
3090:Transportation in Chambers County, Texas
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156:The channel has five vehicle crossings:
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1011:The Associated Press (March 23, 2014).
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339:is also located along its length. The
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1048:University of Houston Digital Library
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611:museum is in the Houston Ship Channel
565:Cotton on the ship channel, Houston (
296:United States Army Corps of Engineers
3100:Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
940:Battleship Texas State Historic Site
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896:"A Detailed Description of the Port"
714:"The Houston Ship Channel A History"
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944:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
920:American Society of Civil Engineers
402:American Society of Civil Engineers
398:National Civil Engineering Landmark
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783:. All India Management Association
268:On January 10, 1910, residents of
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2553:Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
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202:on Buffalo Bayou at the mouth of
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2015:Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land
2009:
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739:Sibley, Marilyn McAdams (1968).
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303:United States Department of War
166:Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge
1608:Falcon International Reservoir
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741:The Port of Houston: A History
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393:and amphibious landing craft.
385:built a substantial number of
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957:"SAN JACINTO ORDNANCE DEPOT,"
658:"Houston Ship Channel, Texas"
649:
3125:1914 establishments in Texas
2266:For a complete listing, see
493:Drawing of ship at port 1859
481:Drawing of ship at port 1859
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7:
2543:National Historic Landmarks
1703:Richland-Chambers Reservoir
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460:than the national average.
311:Public Works Administration
221:San Felipe de Austin, Texas
58:
10:
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2362:Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
1525:Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
802:Aslam, Abid (7 Jan 2008).
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368:San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
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103:. Major products, such as
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3027:List of counties in Texas
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833:Sibley (1968), pp. 17–19.
824:Sibley (1968), pp. 15–17.
644:I-610 Ship Channel Bridge
639:Phillips disaster of 1989
375:Todd Houston Shipbuilding
121:The channel has numerous
247:1900 Galveston hurricane
219:and about 40 miles from
210:. He plied his schooner
151:environmental mitigation
1490:Acequia Madre de Valero
316:The proximity to Texas
1603:Choke Canyon Reservoir
1560:Sabine–Neches Waterway
1545:Port Mansfield Channel
1535:Matagorda Ship Channel
1255:Sabine–Neches Waterway
1250:Port Mansfield Channel
1245:Matagorda Ship Channel
1196:Shallow-draft seaports
916:"Houston Ship Channel"
662:NASA Earth Observatory
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193:John Richardson Harris
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149:'s beneficial use and
147:Houston Port Authority
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3120:Canals opened in 1914
2260:West University Place
1713:Toledo Bend Reservoir
1708:Sam Rayburn Reservoir
1598:Cedar Creek Reservoir
1240:Intracoastal Waterway
1071:29.70833°N 95.00500°W
345:Battle of San Jacinto
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162:Sidney Sherman Bridge
141:by dredging, and the
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39:, one of the busiest
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3085:Geography of Houston
2367:Houston Ship Channel
1575:Lakes and reservoirs
1530:Houston Ship Channel
1510:Brazos Santiago Pass
1235:Houston Ship Channel
1230:Brazos Santiago Pass
1030:Houston Ship Channel
341:San Jacinto Monument
75:San Jacinto Monument
29:Houston Ship Channel
2578:Tourist attractions
1648:Lake Corpus Christi
1483:Channels and canals
1131:Deep-water seaports
1076:29.70833; -95.00500
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902:. May, 1935, pg 19.
861:"GALVESTON COUNTY,"
761:on 18 February 2010
702:on January 9, 2009.
170:Fred Hartman Bridge
3080:Galveston Bay Area
2682:Blackland Prairies
2087:"Principal" cities
1399:Espiritu Santo Bay
1394:East Matagorda Bay
1379:Corpus Christi Bay
1335:Bays and estuaries
859:Diana J. Kleiner,
848:The New York Times
383:Brown Shipbuilding
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190:
153:responsibilities.
127:berthing locations
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2767:Rio Grande Valley
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2372:San Jacinto River
1976:
1975:
1968:Rio Grande Valley
1948:Big Cypress Bayou
1902:San Jacinto River
1897:San Gabriel River
1892:San Bernard River
1880:San Antonio River
1673:Lake Marble Falls
1583:Amistad Reservoir
1464:Tres Palacios Bay
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1035:Handbook of Texas
900:Houston Port Book
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391:submarine chasers
387:destroyer escorts
343:commemorates the
330:San Jacinto River
223:. Travelling the
212:The Rights of Man
200:Harrisburg, Texas
101:Bolivar Peninsula
35:, is part of the
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1843:Pedernales River
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1653:Lake Ray Hubbard
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97:Galveston Island
93:downtown Houston
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3070:Canals in Texas
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2908:Greater Houston
2859:College Station
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2772:Southeast Texas
2737:Northeast Texas
2722:Golden Triangle
2717:Edwards Plateau
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1958:Ottine wetlands
1936:
1771:Guadalupe River
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1698:Lewisville Lake
1668:Lake Livingston
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1550:Riverside Canal
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1459:St. Charles Bay
1449:San Antonio Bay
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230:Clopper's Point
208:Austin's Colony
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174:Lynchburg Ferry
158:Washburn Tunnel
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37:Port of Houston
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1932:White River
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1838:Pease River
1816:Nolan River
1801:Llano River
1776:James River
1693:Lake Travis
1688:Lake Texoma
1643:Lake Conroe
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1593:Canyon Lake
1555:Sabine Pass
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1354:Aransas Bay
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724:9 September
582:Mosaic tile
361:dreadnought
289:World War I
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3059:Categories
2961:San Angelo
2904:Sugar Land
2877:Fort Worth
2831:Round Rock
2797:West Texas
2712:East Texas
2677:Boca Chica
2667:Ark‑La‑Tex
2526:Newspapers
2521:Mass media
2516:Literature
2496:Healthcare
2491:Government
2296:Cloverleaf
2286:Atascocita
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1858:Rio Grande
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1791:Leon River
1623:Lavon Lake
1588:Caddo Lake
1429:Nueces Bay
1419:Lavaca Bay
1374:Copano Bay
1359:Baffin Bay
1349:Alazan Bay
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1187:Texas City
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1059:29°42′30″N
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322:refineries
255:Texas City
239:Little Zoe
234:Little Zoe
116:headwaters
109:Midwestern
2984:Texarkana
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2854:Harlingen
2752:Panhandle
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2486:Geography
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2200:La Marque
2175:Galveston
2155:Dickinson
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2049:Galveston
2044:Fort Bend
1953:Cow Bayou
1853:Red River
1613:Inks Lake
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1217:waterways
1158:Galveston
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2039:Chambers
2034:Brazoria
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1389:East Bay
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2975:Sherman
2951:Midland
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