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Twenty miles south of Houston, at the junction of the Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto River lies the town of Morgan’s Point. You may also hear this town referred to as Rightor’s, Hunter’s or Clopper’s Point and it is mainly a residential and resort community located on Galveston Bay.
The original name of the town, Rightor’s, comes from the first settler who came into the area in 1822. Nicholas Rightor lived at the very end of the point and kept his property for two years, finally selling it to Johnson Calhoun Hunter. With the sale, the name changed to Hunter’s Point.
In 1828, Joseph C. Clopper and three of his sons bought this land from Hunter. They quickly renamed it Clopper’s Point and began planting their orchard with oranges and lemons. Part of this land was sold to James Morgan in 1834. Morgan acquired a 1,600 section of land that was right in between the San Jacinto River and Galveston Bay.
Morgan quickly developed his settlement, adding a store and a warehouse. He was employed as an agent for the New Washington Association and first called the new colony New Washington. However, Morgan’s dreams were never quite realized and the settlement failed. All that was left were the orange groves that had been planted by the Clopper’s and a few herds of cattle.
After the Civil War, the development of Buffalo Bayou got underway. A channel was dredged and a man known as the “father of the Houston Ship Channel,” Charles Morgan was largely responsible for the completion of this work that was finished by 1876.
By 1930, a new ferry, the Tabbs Causeway and Morgan Point Ferry provided a connection between the north and south sides of the Houston Ship Channel. This new ferry replaced the old, free ferry that had operated from 1917 to this point. This causeway was later destroyed by Hurricane Carla. The Baytown-LaPorte tunnel was completed by 1954, providing an alternative means of crossing the channel.
The population of Morgan’s Point remained largely constant throughout the years leading up to 1930. By 1946, there were 50 residents and this number jumped to 650 in 1953. This number expanded during the 1970’s and residents worked hard to prevent the destruction of the historical sites, cemetery and nineteenth century homes that were threatened by a shipping center. By 1990, 460 people called the town home.
To this day you can still find the grave of James Morgan in the historic Morgan’s Point Cemetery on the old family estate. There are several historic sites throughout the town and its location near Houston has made it a largely residential community, populated by commuters with jobs in larger cities. Morgan’s Point is centrally located, making it a premier choice for apartment seekers.
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