Kemah is the Karankawa Indian word for "wind in the face." In the
early 1900s, it was a breezy coastal village where many residents
made a living in the fishing or boating industries. From the 1920s
to the 1950s, Kemah relied on illegal gambling and bootlegging to
survive. After the devastation of Hurricane Carla in 1961, local
restaurants rebuilt and became favorites of Houstonians, who
enjoyed the seafood and relaxing atmosphere. Because subsidence
caused much of Kemah to flood during high tide, a marina was built
in 1988 to ease the problem in low-lying areas. Today, the Kemah
area has the third largest fleet of recreational boats in America.
When older homes were converted into quaint shops, the Kemah
Lighthouse Shopping District was formed. In 1997, property on the
Clear Creek channel and Kemah bay front was acquired in order to
develop the Kemah Boardwalk, one of the top 10 boardwalks in
America.
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