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Galveston's history as a port city began in 1830, when Mexico established a custom house on Galveston Island. After the Texas Republic was established in 1836, Galveston Island was developed as the republic's principal port. Its street network was platted in 1838, and by 1850 it was the second largest port on the Gulf Coast (after New Orleans ...
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
Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
The cemetery complex is bounded by Broadway Avenue to the north, 40th Street to the east, Avenue L to the south, and 43rd Street to the west. Avenue K runs through the center of the complex, leaving Old City, Oleander, and Evergreen Cemeteries on its north side and New City, Old Catholic, Episcopal, and Hebrew Benevolent Cemeteries on its south ...
The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet (1,772.8 m 2) [2] Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
English: Map of Galveston--TexasBlueBoy (talk) 21:01, 26 June 2011 ... 1=Map of Gaines County Texas highlighting Texas City }} |Source=Own work by uploader ...
Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.