Wooster is an area of
Baytown Baytown may refer to:
* Baytown, Texas, a city in the United States near Houston, Texas
*Baytown culture, an archaeological culture in the United States
*Operation Baytown
Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland o ...
,
Texas,
United States that used to be a distinct
unincorporated community in
Harris County.
Wooster is named after Quincy Adams Wooster, from Monona County, Iowa. He purchased over 1,000 acres in 1892 and founded the township of Wooster, which included the peninsula that would include what would become known as the Brownwood subdivision. Most of Brownwood was condemned by FEMA after
Hurricane Alicia destroyed all but a few of the homes there in August 1983. Most of the subdivision is now the
Baytown Nature Center
The Baytown Nature Center is located in Baytown, Texas, east of Houston. It is located on a peninsula along the Houston Ship Channel and surrounded on three sides by Burnet Bay, Crystal Bay, and Scott Bay.
The Baytown Nature Center is both a ...
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The community housed a temporary holding camp for
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
prisoners of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold priso ...
during
World War II.
Education
Wooster is within the
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) is a school district headquartered in Baytown, Texas, United States.
The district has 16 elementary schools, 5 junior high schools (6-8), 4 high schools (9-12), a career center, and t ...
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Wooster Today
In the late 1990s Exxon Mobil began purchasing former company homes in the Wooster area. The Wooster area and many residences had adjoining property with the oil refinery's property. The oil company purchased the homes to make a protective greenbelt around the perimeter of the plant and to prevent future litigation if new homeowners reported medical conditions that might be related to plant operations. While residents were not forced to move, most of them have taken the buyout. Very few houses remain in the area today.
On January 24, 2023, a
large and intense EF3 tornado struck the community.
External links
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* Harris County block book map: https://books.tax.hctx.net/v038/AE1997_37-38_0347.jpg
Alfred Quincy Wooster founderWooster Baptist ChurchWooster School
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Baytown, Texas
Geography of Harris County, Texas
Greater Houston
Galveston Bay Area