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2. Point Bolivar Light - Wikipedia

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   1862 map of Galveston showing the position of the lighthouse During the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 , the lighthouse served as a shelter for at least 125 people, saving their lives. In 1915, the lighthouse also survived another hurricane, where winds of 126 miles per hour were recorded.

3. Fort Point Light (Texas) - Wikipedia

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   Fort Point Light ; Location: Entrance to Galveston Bay, Texas: Coordinates (approx.): Tower; Constructed: 1881: Foundation: screw-pile: Construction: cast-iron/wood: Height: 47 feet (14 m): Shape: hexagonal house: Light; First lit: 1882: Deactivated: 1909: Lens: Fourth order Fresnel lens: Characteristic: Fixed white with several red and dark sectors: Fort Point Light was a lighthouse located ...

4. List of lighthouses in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Galveston: N/A 1854 Never 1936 (Destroyed) None Unknown Redfish Bar Cut Light: N/A Galveston: N/A 1900 Never 1936 (Destroyed) None 39 ft (12 m) Sabine Bank Light: Port Arthur: 1906 1923 2001 (Replaced with skeleton tower) None Unknown Trinity River Light N/A Trinity Bay: N/A

5. Point Isabel Light - Wikipedia

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   The Point (Port) Isabel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States that was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1976.

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston ...

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   August 14, 1984 (1921–1921 1/2 Ave. D: Galveston: Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA: 8: Building at 1925–1927 Market Street

7. Bolivar Peninsula, Texas - Wikipedia

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   The lighthouse is located on the western end of the peninsula, directly across from Fort Travis seawolf Park. Fort Travis in Bolivar Peninsula, a separate facility from Fort Travis in Galveston, was built with construction starting in 1898.

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9. Fort Travis Seashore Park - Wikipedia

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   Fort Travis Seashore Park is also the historic Fort Travis, a 60 acres (24 ha) military site with bunkers. The park is located in an area known as Bolivar Point , on the extreme west side of the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County , Texas .