Conroe, Texas, Montgomery County seat. (original) (raw)
Chambers Street, Conroe in the 1920s
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
History in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of selected significant events:
1881: Lumberman Isaac Conroe establishes sawmill on Stewarts Creek.
1884: Post office granted as Conroe's Switch on the I-GN railroad.
1889: Population reaches 300, replaces Montgomery as county seat.
1891: Courthouse constructed.
1892: Population reaches 500.
1896: The weekly Conroe Courier was first published.
1900: Conroe becomes Montgomery County's largest town.
1901: Major fire destroys part of downtown.
1904: Incorporated with a population of about 1,000
1911: Another fire does extensive damage.
1914: Population reaches 1,374.
1921: Town finally buys its first fire engine.
1931: Population reaches 2,457. Oil is discovered seven miles from town -causing a boom
1933: Population reaches 5,000. Conroe's streets are paved.
1935: Crighton Theater constructed
1936: New Courthouse built. Population reaches 10,000.
1941: Population declines to 4,624.
1972: Population reaches 11,969.
1982: Population reaches 18,034.
1990: Population 27,675.
2000: Population 36,811.
Conroe, Texas Landmarks / Attractions
- Crighton Theatre - 936-441-ARTS
Restored 1934 theatre. Live performances.
234 N. Main - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion -
See The Woodlands - Heritage Museum of Montgomery County -
936-539-6873
In Candy Cane Park. - The Annual Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival -
Second weekend in October - Book Hotel › Conroe Hotels
The restored 1934 Crighton Theatre
Photo courtesy CK Wong, May 2019
Crighton Theatre before restoration
TE Photo, June 2004
Montgomery Bakehouse, former theatre
Photo courtesy CK Wong, May 2019
More Texas Theatres
Conroe Recreation
- Lake Conroe - West Fork of San Jacinto River in Montgomery and Walker Counties
- Lake Conroe Park - On Hwy 105, 7 miles west of I-45.
936-788-8302 - W. Goodrich Jones State Forest - A mile west of I-45 along Farm Road 1488, just south of Conroe.
- Lake Conroe Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
505 West Davis Street Conroe, TX 77301
(877) 4-CONROE or (936) 538-7112
http://www.lakeconroecvb.org/ - Conroe Hotels › Book Here
The Flora and Fauna of Conroe
Bluebonnets and Brahma Cows west of Conroe
TE photo, 2006
Morning walk
Photo courtesy CK Wong, March 2019
Ferns by the lake
Photo courtesy CK Wong, October 2021
Mushrooms in the yard
Photo courtesy CK Wong, October 2021
Mushrooms in the yard
Photo courtesy CK Wong, October 2021
Mushrooms in the yard
Photo courtesy CK Wong, October 2021
Mushrooms in the yard
Photo courtesy CK Wong, October 2021
More Conroe, Texas Landmarks
Downtown Conroe
TE Photo, June 2004
A downtown bank building
TE Photo, June 2004
The masonic building in Conroe
TE Photo, June 2004
Conroe Lodge cornerstone
TE Photo, June 2004
More Texas Lodges
A utilitarian barber pole downtown
TE Photo, June 2004
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