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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:28 PM
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I found an error on Wikipedia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Texas

This page is in table format.

The listing for the Washburn Tunnel in Houston says it is located at 1011 Heights Boulevard.
I went through the Washburn Tunnel many times as a child. It goes under the Houston Ship Channel.

I believe the address was switched with the next listing, Webber House.
"North Shaver Street at the Houston Ship Channel"

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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:34 PM
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1. You found it so now it's your moral obligation to fix it
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:06 PM
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2. The switch between addresses is probably right.
The link given for The Washburn Tunnel at least mentions that it goes under the Ship Channel between Galena Park and Pasadena, but they don't give the actual street address.

Reading that link, I was surprised that while Ike swamped it, TS Allison didn't :o

Now, I have to ask, why were you looking at that page in order to find that mistake? ;)

I was just looking at that area today, after reading about how Houston is implementing voluntary water-rationing. Their water-purification facilities are located right at the Washburn Tunnel. Following the aquaduct from lake Houston, I came across what seemed like a large pipe-manufacturing facility, as I recognized the layout of their yard. And looking at the limit of the image, I was right. What I didn't realize was that it was just a tiny company set a bit away from the massive one, linked here. You'll have to zoom in, but all those dashed marks are actually rows of stacked pipe! And while some may be for processing plants, much of it is for pipelines, ranching in size from 2" up to 48" diameters. That's a lot of pipe!
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