Sept. 14 has been dubbed “Founder’s Day” in Humble to honor the city's namesake after Humble City Council unanimously approved the holiday Sept. 11.

“We embrace our history,” Mayor Norman Funderburk said. “We're fortunate that we have such a rich history.”

The history

Pleasant Smith Humble, a justice of the peace and ferry operator for whom the city is named, opened a post office in his home for the community in 1886, according to the city’s website . He was named U.S. postmaster on Sept. 14, 1886, Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Davidson said Sept. 11.

When Pleasant Smith Humble opened his post office, he listed the town as “Humble, Texas,” and the name stuck when the federal government approved the post office, Humble Museum Executive Director Robert Meaux said via email Sept. 26.

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