The railroad crossed over the bayou and through what is now Addicks Reservoir to Pattison - its sole purpose to haul cotton. As you pass Memorial Park on your trip down the Bayou imagine a bustling Army camp along the north bank. Construction began on Camp Logan, a WWI Army post, in July of 1917. Our research indicates that it was quite a substantial installation for awhile, training 25,000 men for World War I duty. The Hogg family acquired the site after it was closed as a military installation and turned 1000 acres over to the City of Houston.
Memorial Park is on that site and the name dedicates it to the soldiers who served there.
His final resting place is on the north bank of the Bayou in Glenwood Cemetery just northwest of the Police Memorial. Many other famous Texas citizens also have links to the Bayou. When the First Baptist Church was built in 1847 near Buffalo Bayou, dissension arose over the purchase of an organ. One night the organ mysteriously disappeared. We hope this article has given you a new appreciation for the wonderful natural resource right around the corner.