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Welcome to Baytown, Texas.
Baytown is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Harris County with small portion in Chambers County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Baytown had a total population of 66,430 and it is the fourth-largest city within the metropolitan area.
The Fred Hartman Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. state of Texas. It spans the Houston Ship Channel and carries Texas State Highway 146 between the cities of Baytown, Texas and La Porte, Texas.
Photo by bridgepix , September 2006
The area of Baytown began to be settled as early as 1822. One of its earliest residents was Nathaniel Lynch, who set up a ferry crossing at the junction of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. The ferry service that he started is still in operation today, now known as the Lynchburg Ferry. Other early residents of Baytown include William Scott, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, and Ashbel Smith who owned a plantation in the area.
In 1916, the Humble Oil & Refining Company, founded by one-time Texas governor Ross S. Sterling and his associates, built the first offshore drilling operation in Texas (second in the United States). The company later built the Baytown Refinery, which would become one of the largest in the world at its time. Since then, many other refineries have been built in the area. Exxon-Mobil is still one of the major employers in Baytown and now runs over 10 plants in the area.
Another major industry in Baytown began in 1970 when United States Steel opened the Texas Works near the city. The 48" seamless pipe for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was produced at the facility's pipe mill. The plant was officially closed in July 1986 (never reopening after a nationwide strike against the company), due to a poor economic climate and the decline of American steel in the 1980s.
Because of Baytown's industry, it serves as a central city for several communities in the Eastern region of Greater Houston including the eastern portion of Harris County, western Chambers County, and south-western Liberty County. Also, the city is a primary city of the Houston-Sugarland-Baytown MSA. San Jacinto Mall is a regional shopping mall which opened in 1982 and is one of the largest shopping malls in the region. However, economic changes in the area has left the mall largely vacant. The city is also home to major retail establishments such as Kroger, Target, Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy.
Over the past decade, the City of Baytown has invested much effort into creating and revitalizing its local parks. The town boasts more than 40 parks, with a variety of amenities. Many of these parks are situated on or near Goose Creek.
The City of Baytown is dedicated to improving the quality of life of its citizens by providing a variety of sports programs and events for all ages and abilities, from youth to adult. Several athletic leagues and programs are offered during the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall seasons, to include softball, flag football, track and tennis. All teams are sanctioned with the ASA, TAAF, and USSSA. The City of Baytown works with the local youth sports organizations in the community to offer girls softball, baseball, soccer and basketball.
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Local daily news in Baytown:
Local director takes comedy to film festival
From Texas to the West Coast, local filmmaker Brice Tea traveled the country on a shoestring budget to put together his over-the-top feature length film about baby food.
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Written by Nikki fitzgerald I was sitting in a conference for teacher's when the speaker Bill Daggett told the crowd that " Teacher's are preparing kids for jobs that don't exist yet, technology that hasn't ...
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Places of interest:
Morgan's Point, TX (5.2 miles), La Porte, TX (7.5 miles), Beach City, TX (7.6 miles), Highlands, TX (8.2 miles), Shoreacres, TX (9.2 miles), Mont Belvieu, TX (10.2 miles), Cove, TX (10.8 miles), Barrett, TX (11.1 miles).
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