[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 934 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 934

  Congratulating the city of Baytown, Texas, on its 60th anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2008

    Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Poe) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating the city of Baytown, Texas, on its 60th anniversary.

Whereas Baytown is a city in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast 
        region of the State of Texas;
Whereas Baytown is located on the northern shore of Galveston Bay, between the 
        San Jacinto River to the west and the Trinity River to the east;
Whereas settlement of the area that is now Baytown began as early as 1822;
Whereas among the settlers of Baytown was Nathaniel Lynch, who set up a ferry 
        crossing that is still in operation today at the junction of the San 
        Jacinto River and the Buffalo Bayou;
Whereas many of the settlers played an influential role in the battle for Texas 
        independence;
Whereas in 1908, an oil strike was made beside Tabbs Bay and in 1916, the Goose 
        Creek oil field became the first offshore drilling operation in Texas;
Whereas in 1919, the directors of Humble Oil and Refining Company built a 
        refinery in Baytown;
Whereas this refinery would become one of the largest in the world, and an 
        influential force in Baytown and on the course of World War II;
Whereas the refinery produced over 1,000,000,000 gallons of aviation fuel during 
        World War II and nearly half of the total butyl rubber production of the 
        United States in 1945;
Whereas the city now known as Baytown was originally 3 separate towns;
Whereas the first of these towns was Goose Creek, named for a local creek whose 
        name is still reflected in the area's Goose Creek Consolidated 
        Independent School District, which dates back before 1850;
Whereas Goose Creek was followed by the consolidation of the rival communities 
        of Pelly in the late 1910s and East Baytown in the early 1920s;
Whereas the ``East'' in East Baytown was later dropped because it was west of 
        Goose Creek;
Whereas after World War I, people had begun to discuss consolidating the 3 towns 
        into 1;
Whereas in 1947, the 3 cities finally agreed to consolidate;
Whereas the citizens settled on the name Baytown for the new combined city, and 
        Baytown as it is known today was officially founded on January 24, 1948; 
        and
Whereas Baytown continues to be a prosperous and growing industrial community, 
        as the population has increased from 20,000 to almost 70,000 over the 
        past 60 years and continues to grow: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the significant history of the Baytown area; 
        and
            (2) congratulates the City of Baytown on its 60th 
        anniversary.
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