Addicks, Houston Addicks, Houston Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community. Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6. The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers. The town and surrounding community were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1900 but were quickly rebuilt. By 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway
Thornton-Eildon Football Club Thornton-Eildon Football Club The Thornton-Eildon Football Club, nicknamed "The Shinboners" or "Boners" for short, is an Australian rules football team which competes in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League. It was founded in 1920 as the Thornton Football Club and competed in the Alexandra and Yea Football Association. The club participated in that league until 1923 before disbanding for four years. Since reforming in 1928, they have competed in many leagues, including the Upper Goulburn Football Association, Mansfield-Alexandra Football Association, the Waranga North East Football League, the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League, the Benalla & District Football League