Vince Bayou
Vince Bayou, also known as Vince's Bayou, is a river that rises in southeast Harris County, Texas and runs northwest, through Pasadena and the city of South Houston, for a total of 19 channel miles to its mouth on the Houston Ship Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Vince’s Bridge and Houston Refining.
Vince’s Bridge
Memorial
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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.
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.
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.
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–The Woodlands–Sugar Land 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–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 3 miles north of Vince Bayou.
Vince Bayou
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Vince Bayou” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vince Bayou”
- Cebuano: “Vince Bayou”
- Venetian: “Vince Bayou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pasadena Gardens and Manchester.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dement Stadium and Memorial Park.
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