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The historic railroad depot in Magnolia, Texas

The History of Magnolia, Texas

Magnolia, Texas (ZIP 77354) did not begin as Magnolia. It began as Mink’s Prairie, moved two miles to the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1902, tried the name Melton, and then took the magnolia trees along Mill Creek.

Austin Hall, the 1851 Greek Revival building on the Sam Houston State University campus in Huntsville, Texas

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The History of Huntsville, Texas

Huntsville, Texas (ZIP 77340) began as a Gray family trading post, became the Walker County seat, and then held two Texas institutions at once: Sam Houston’s home and the state penitentiary.

Historic storefronts along the business district in Montgomery, Texas

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The History of Montgomery, Texas

Montgomery, Texas (ZIP 77356) is older than the county that took its name. It began as the Lake Creek Settlement, became the first county seat of a territory larger than Delaware, then lost the courthouse when the railroad built Conroe.

Early Conroe sawmill beside a mill pond, with a row of smokestacks rising over the Piney Woods

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The History of Conroe, Texas

Before Conroe, Texas, became a city of nearly 120,000, the 77301 downtown was a railroad settlement shaped by timber, faith, fire, segregation, oil, and people willing to rebuild.