GC4AFYN Bellaire Founding Father (Unknown Cache) in Texas, United States created by rozowski5

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Revan: Cache Owner (CO) has not responded, so I am regretfully archiving this cache to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking new cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace this cache sometime in the future (not to exceed 10 days from the date of this entry), just contact me (by e-mail), and assuming it still meets the current Guidelines, I will consider unarchiving this cache.

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Hidden : 4/23/2013

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Geocache Description:

Go to the coordinates and learn about William Baldwin.

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William Wright Baldwin

Bellaire was founded in 1908 by William Wright Baldwin, president of the South End Land Company. The city was founded on what was part of William Marsh Rice’s (the founder of Rice University) 9,449-acre ranch. Baldwin started the City of Bellaire to serve as a residential neighborhood and an agricultural trading center. Six miles of prairie separated Bellaire from the city of Houston, and the two were connected by a trolley line on which construction began in 1909. By 1910, Baldwin had invested more than $150,000 in capital improvements to turn the treeless prairie into an attractive location, with professionally designed landscaping. Bellaire was incorporated as a city in 1918, at which time it had a population of 200. In 1927, the trolley line was replaced by a bus line. By 1940, the city’s population had reached 1,124. Soon after, it had a rapid population explosion in the post-WWII building boom and became a popular Houston-area suburb. In 2000, Bellaire’s population was 15,642. The city currently has a city manager style of government, with a city council made up of a mayor and six other members.

Bellaire may mean “Good Air” (the city is said to be named for the Gulf’s cooling breezes), but it is more commonly referred to as the “City of Homes.” That’s because the city of Bellaire is largely residential, functioning as a popular bedroom community for families with parents who work in the area. It is completely surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place. A family-oriented city, Bellaire is famed for its excellent Little League baseball team. Its public high school, Bellaire High School, is widely recognized for its academic and athletic programs and also has an excellent baseball team, some members of which have gone on to play in the Major Leagues.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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