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Renting an Apartment in Kemah
Kemah is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,330 at the 2000 census. Kemah's main industry comes from shipping. Originally a small fishing town, Kemah has become a popular a tourist destination. Many locals from the Houston Metropolitan Area travel to the city to visit the many restaurants and attractions.The city was originally founded as Evergreen in 1898 along the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, when John Henry Kipp and James H. Bradford subdivided their lots to establish a township. The area was also called Shell Siding after the oyster shells lining the bay, in some places twenty to thirty feet deep. Indian burial grounds were later found in these shell reefs. Kipp petitioned for a post office, but was denied as there was already an Evergreen, Texas (now incorporated into Cleveland, Texas). Residents were polled and Kemah, the Karankawa word for "wind in face", "face wind", or "facing the wind", was chosen. Kemah was granted a post office in 1907. Kemah is now primarily a tourist and recreation destination, especially since the Kemah Boardwalk, owned by Landry's Restaurants, Inc., was established in 2001.
Pupils in Kemah attend schools in Clear Creek Independent School District. Pupils are zoned to Stewart Elementary School (formerly Kemah Elementary School, unincorporated Galveston County), League City Intermediate School (League City), and Clear Creek High School (League City).