Hitchcock Texas very own Historian Samuel Collins, III

9/6/2020

Hitchcock Texas very own Historian Samuel Collins, III, is a founding member of The Bryan Museum’s Delegados Advocate Board, which was formed in 2017.
Sam Collins serves on several other boards including National Trust for Historic Preservation, Rosenberg Library Trustee, and the Ruby Bridges Foundation (National Board).
Sam’s past board service includes Galveston Historical Foundation, Old Central Cultural Center, NIA Cultural Center, Galveston Chamber of Commerce, Galveston Economic Development Partnership, Texas Historical Commission State Board of Review, and Texas A & M University Letterman’s association.
Sam is also the owner of the very Historical and beautiful Stringfellows Orchard in renovation and preservation on 7902 Hwy 6, Hitchcock Tx,
Your an amazing Man Sam and your family and children seem to follow in your many talents. Thank you for serving The Galveston County Community.

Join historian Sam Collins, III, as he shares the life of John Rufus Gibson, a name everyone should know. Gibson dedicated his life to the education of youth on Galveston island. His career spanned over 50 years and the impact of his influence is still being felt today. The inspiring story of this m...

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Willie Mae Franklin Johnson

4/22/2022 05:01:07 am

I had never heard of Professor Gibson until visiting the beautiful museum several days ago with my breakfast club from Houston.. I was told he had served as Principal until 1948 at the high school I graduated from (Cental High). I left wondering why wasn't there a school or street named after him after all those years. I know why, things are changing and it still could be that not only him getting the recognition, but others. I might not be around to witness it, but one day a building,school or street will be named "Samuel Collins".

The City of Hitchcock is located on Hwy 6 in Galveston County 10 north of Galveston and 30 miles south of Houston.

Hitchcock is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,386 at the 2000 census. Hitchcock was created as a station of the railroad between Galveston and Houston in 1873 and around the turn of the 20th century became a vegetable shipping center. The settlement's economy crashed in the 1930s after insect plagues in the surrounding areas, and the area stayed impoverished until the establishment of both an anti-aircraft training base and the Hitchcock Naval Air Station at the beginning of World War II.

After the end of the war, the bases were used as discharge centers and some former soldiers settled in the area. Hitchcock was established in 1960 as the area's population boomed, topping out at nearly 7,000 by the end of the 1960s. Today, the town serves as a suburb of Galveston and houses workers from the Johnson Space Center.

Hitchcock is located at 29°20'19"N 95°0'39"W (29.338715, -95.010861).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 92.0 square miles (238.3 km²), of which, 66.5 square miles (172.1 km²) of it is land and 25.5 square miles (66.2 km²) of it (27.77%) is water.
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Hitchcock, at the gateway to the Golden Gulf Coast, is an ideal location for easy access to retail and industrial center, recreation, education and medical facilities. This serene residential community is a great place to raise a family or to enjoy a tranquil retirement.

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