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What caused Houston to grow in the early 20th century?

What caused Galveston to fall, and Houston to become the biggest city? A popular story is the 1900 hurricane, but are there any other reasons, like the ship channel and Spindletop? Links would be greatly appreciated.

Public Comments

1. Oil!
2. where do you live? in the middle of nowhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Houston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Houston#The_Early_1900s Oil
3. Well,one thing about Houston is our Port.It's pretty big,and we have alot of nationalities down here.