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Bartee Haile : Pearland, Texas: A Centennial Celebration

The Donning Company Publishers, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1994

ISBN 0898659094

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. AX4 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, scattered scratches, rubbing, and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. SIGNED and inscribed by Louis Bundy (one of those stated in the Index page 138) and inscribed to previous owner on the title page. Take a trip back in time and travel the roads and streets of Pearland. This outstanding hardcover volume chronicles Pearland's rich heritage through over 200 historic photographs - many previously unpublished - along with an informative text. Spend page after page discovering the area's earliest settlers, and experience with them the challenges of time, war, and weather. You'll read of Pearland's many twentieth century triumphs and struggles - World Wars and the Great Depression - and, finally, celebrate the quality of life that its residents now enjoy. Pearland, Texas: A Centennial Celebration is a fascinating history, well-researched and beautifully portrayed, one that is sure to be treasured for generations. 11.25"x8.5", 144 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Pearland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris counties. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. Pearland had its beginnings near a siding switch on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1882. When a post office was established in 1893, the community was named "Mark Belt". On September 24, 1894, the plat of "Pear-Land" was filed with the Brazoria County courthouse by Witold von Zychlinski, a man of Polish nobility. At the time Pearland had many fruits harvested by residents. Zychlinski saw the pear trees and decided that "Pearland" would make a good name for the community. In the 1800s, Pearland consisted of prairie. Residents harvested fruit and vegetables such as cantaloupes, corn, figs, pears and watermelons. Pearland was promoted by developers Allison & Richey Land Company as an "agricultural Eden". The first subdivision was called "Suburban Gardens". The Galveston hurricane of 1900 and the Galveston hurricane of 1915 destroyed most of the city's fruit trees and slowed growth for a considerable period of time, and caused a period of desertification in the area. In 1914, with agriculture rebounding and the end of desertification, Pearland had a population of 400, but a devastating freeze in 1918 was another setback to the local farming enterprises. Oil was discovered nearby in 1934, which led to the development of the Hastings Oilfield, though it did not spur much growth, as the population fluctuated between 150 and 350. In the 1930s and 1940s, Pearland had many dance halls and beer joints that entertained people from the Hastings and Manvel oil fields. From the 1970s, the town has grown to its present-day population. By 1990, the city limits had extended into Harris County. In the 1990s, home developers began buying large tracts of land, changing the geography of the city. Former rice fields filled with houses. The historic town center of Pearland is at the intersection of Texas State Highway 35/Main and Broadway. West Pearland has a lot of suburban development, while East Pearland has older houses and, according to Maggie Galehouse of the Houston Chronicle, Pearland's "rural roots still show" in the east side. Pearland's main east-west corridor is Farm to Market Road 518/Broadway.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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