Southwest Houston is a large area of Houston that has many different types of places to live. From the exclusive and affluent Sugar Land area to the small but quaint Alief area, there are plenty of places to suit almost any desire. Click on a link below to get more information about that area.
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Reynolds Reynolds claimed a grant of 1,250 acres of land in this area in 1861, and developer Jacamiah Seaman Daugherty bought the property from Reynolds' heirs in 1888, and in 1889 he granted a right-of-way to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad. His plans to develop a townsite almost came to an end when he faced foreclosure in 1893, but the land was purchased by Francis I. Meston, who retained Daugherty to oversee its development.
In 1894, after the community was named Dairy by its surveyors, Dr. John S. Magee and his wife, Alief Ozelda Magee, moved here from Ellis county and became the town's first settlers. They were joined by more settlers, and in 1895 Alief Magee applied for a U. S. post office for the town. Named Alief by the postal service, the post office operated from her home.
Comprised of farms, ranches, a general store, depot, schools, and churches, Dairy endured despite devastating floods. Rice farming began after 1900, enhancing the area's economic base. The citizens formed the first Harris County flood control district in 1909 and established an independent school district in 1911. Although much of the town (renamed Alief in 1917) was annexed by Houston in the 1970s, it retains its identity.
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