Overview
Houston was named after former General Sam Houston, who served as president of the Republic of Texas. He led the drive for independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto, which took place about 25 miles east of what is now the city.
Today, the city’s Port of Houston (or Port Houston) encompasses a 25-mile-long diversified complex of nearly 200 private and public industrial terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, which is 52 miles long. The port’s eight public terminals are...
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