Region: Prairies and Lakes
This village in Grimes County was founded about 1885 on the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe Railroad. In the 1800s, it thrived as an agricultural center and
wagon-making site. Each fall the community, about 45 miles north of Houston on
Texas 105 and F.M. 1774, is a gateway to the eight-week Texas Renaissance
Festival.
Nearby Cities: Coldspring, Spring, Tomball, Anderson, Cleveland, Shenandoah, more...