Deer Park Real EstateDeer Park was founded in 1892 by Simon Henry West, a settler from Illinois. The town was named for a park of privately owned deer in the area. Deer Park is bounded by the cities of Pasadena and La Porte to the east, south, and west, and by the Houston Ship Channel?the dredged out Buffalo Bayou?to the north. It is near the site of the San Jacinto Battlefield, where, on April 21, 1836, Texas won its independence from Mexico. Because the initial surrender treaty after the Battle of San Jacinto was signed in Dr. George Moffitt Patrick's cabin, Deer Park bills itself as the "Birthplace of Texas." The original cabin was located on Buffalo Bayou where Rohm and Haas Texas Incorporated has a chemical plant in Deer Park today. A replica of Dr. Patrick's cabin in front of the Theatre/Courts Building on Center Street. Contact us for more information on Deer Park Real Estate listings. |