Panther Creek

Panther Creek is a stream in Harris County, Texas. Panther Creek is situated nearby to the town Galena Park, as well as near the quarter Manchester.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vince’s Bridge and Galena Park High School.

Vince’s Bridge

Memorial

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution.

Galena Park High School

School

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Galena Park High School is a secondary school located in Galena Park, Texas, United States and is one of three secondary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District.

Houston Refining

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Operating as Houston Refining, LP, LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is a 268,000-barrel-per-day along the Houston Ship Channel. This refinery has been in operation since 1918, and it currently produces gasoline, lubricant base stock, propylene, and other associated materials.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galena Park and Pasadena.

Galena Park

Town

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Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

Pasadena

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Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.

Jacinto City

Village

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Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 3 miles north of Panther Creek.

Panther Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.72662° or 29° 43′ 36″ north

Longitude

-95.22855° or 95° 13′ 43″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

76X6PQGC+JH

GeoNames ID

4717474

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