IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 934 
Congratulating the city of Baytown, Texas, on its 60th anniversary. 
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 Gov-
ernment Reform 
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 Gal-
veston 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 oper-
ation today at the junction of the San Jacinto River and 
the Buffalo Bayou; 
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•HRES 934 IH 
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 be-
cause it was west of Goose Creek; 
Whereas after World War I, people had begun to discuss con-
solidating the 3 towns into 1; 
Whereas in 1947, the 3 cities finally agreed to consolidate; 
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•HRES 934 IH 
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. 
Æ 
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