In 1954 Gerald Pearson,Calvin Fuller. and Daryl Chapin invented the first solar battery funded by and named after Bell Laboratories. The Bell Solar Battery was first tested with a telephone carrier system (Americus, Georgia) on 10/4/1955.
In 1985 the City of Seabrook, with the blessings of Rex and Evelyn Meador, donated to Harris County six acres of land originally given to the City by the Meadors. The donation was given with the stipulation that a county branch library would be built within two years of the donation. The Friends group was founded in 1985 by a small group of interested Seabrook citizens. The initial size of the library was to have been 4,500 square feet.
Maybrook Village Court. With Interstate 84 passing thru the heart of Maybrook this court is flooded with speeding tickets, as well as the normal small village stuff. Court's old address was 109 Main Street. Maybrook, The gateway to the East is another typical small town in orange county. It's days as the largest railroad hub in the East are long since over, but it's proximity to both Interstates 84 and 87 ensure that it is still a viable transportation and distribution hub.