Today we visited Tomball Texas and was able to visit the Tomball Museum Center, Goodson's Cafe and the Historic Tomball Railroad Depot. In 1961 a group of local leaders realized that in time, without deliberate effort to do something about preserving pieces of the past, examples of the lives of our founding fathers would be lost forever. From that day work was begun on establishing Tomball's first and only historical association. They have done a great job.
Just after the turn of the 20th Century this simple
railroad stop and surrounding community was named Peck, Texas, but soon
that all changed. In ceremonies held on December 2, 1907 at the now
historic downtown depot, Peck was renamed Tomball in honor of the man
responsible for routing the railroad and its operations through the
small town . . . his name was Thomas Ball.
Thomas Ball was a former congressman, practice law in Houston, was
three-time mayor of Huntsville, Texas and is known as the “Father of the
Port of Houston”. By bringing rail service to the community, Ball
virtually ensured the growth that would follow for years to come.
Please visit www.tomballtx.gov for more information on Tomball Texas.
The weather was a little cool however the bus was warm and no rain.Our Harris County Bus trip today was only 20 persons as some had to cancel for various reasons.
Welcome to Tomball Texas.
Our first stop today.
Griffin Memorial House built 1860. 501 Pine Street Tomball TX.
Oil Camp House
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
A working cotton patch
Lunch time.
This R.R Depot was built in Tomball in 1907.
Our "Station Agent" Ken Walden at the Depot.
This guy has a fun car. Check out the back window.
The
Gazebo was added in the spring of 2009 to the Railroad Depot area. The
Centennial Commission has dedicated the Gazebo to the City of Tomball to commemorate the 100th birthday of Tomball. The gazebo is a great place for a small family picnic, wedding or just for photo opportunities.
