Clarification On Pronunciation
The pronunciation of his last name causes some friendly, and at times not-so-friendly, contention between natives of Georgia and Texas. He pronounced his last name "HOUSE-tun" and the (former) street name was also pronounced that way as is Houston Mill Road in Decatur, Georgia, named after the mill that was built by his son Washington Jackson Houston. Almost everyone who is not from Georgia will pronounce it in the way of the city in Texas, "HYOOS-tun", and will be quickly corrected by native Georgians.
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