The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The W.R. Booth family first settled along Chocolate Bayou in 1857. In 1877, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad started a rail line out of Galveston to Arcola, and soon after a settlement called Pamona was established. However, there was another town in west Texas with the same name, so the community changed the name to Manvel, honoring a man who later became the president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. The railroad reached the area in 1879.
A townsite was developed in 1890. The Manvel Post Office was first established in Manvel on September 22, 1892, at which time William N. Pugh was appointed postmaster.
In August 1960, the City of Manvel incorporated with a population of 300.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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