Addicks, Houston, Texas
Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community. Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6 Route 6, or Highway 6, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 6 * European route E6 * European route E006 Albania * National Road SH6 Argentina * Buenos Aires Provincial Route 6 Australia New .... The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers. The town and surrounding community were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1900 but were quickly rebuilt. By 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway 6 since the old location became the site for the Addicks Reservoir. Many of the old buildings can still be found. The Addicks Bear Creek Method ...
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Addicks And Barker Update (29266141951)
Addicks may refer to: People *J. Edward Addicks, Philadelphia gas magnate *Johannes Addicks, Dutch chess player *Karl Addicks, German politician *Lawrence Addicks, president of the Electrochemical Society Other uses * Charlton Athletic F.C., a football club in south-east London *Addicks, Houston, Texas *Addicks Reservoir The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston, Texas. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which wa ..., Texas * Addicks Estates, Delaware {{disambiguation, surname ...
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