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The first settlement in the city, Harrisburg, founded in 1826, was destroyed by Mexican General Santa Ana in 1836. After the expulsion of the Mexicans in August 1836, brothers Augustus and John Allen of New York bought an area near the ruined city and began to advertise it as the future "trade gate" of Texas. They managed to persuade the Texas Republic Congress to move to a new city named after its first Texas president, S. Houston. The government was here for two years, in 1837-1839. The city grew mainly due to the cotton trade. Houston gained important port importance during the Civil War. After the end of the war, the city became a railway junction, in 1891 there were 12 railway lines. The first berth was built in 1840, the construction of the canal began in 1869. By the end of the 20th century, the port of Houston was the third largest in the United States in terms of cargo turnover. In 1901, an oil field was discovered near Houston, and the city became the center of the petrochemical industry.
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