Nuestra misión:

Documentar la historia del gobierno y de los ciudadanos del Condado de Harris según se revela a través de los registros del condado y del material donado.

Announcing:

The Harris County Archives now has the IMLS Connection to Collections: The Bookshelf.  

Crossing the Waters:  Ferries in Condado de Harris

Ferries were long  an essential component of transportation in Condado de Harris.  Not only did they convey persons, freight, and animals across the numerous waterways in the southern part of the county, but Nathaniel Lynch’s ferry crossing the San Jacinto River determined the site of the final, victorious battle of the Texas Revolution in April 1836.  Eventually, bridges and tunnels replaced all the county ferries except for the Ferry Lynchburg that remains in operation today.