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Location of Galveston County in Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas. There are 10 districts, 73 individual properties, and four former properties listed on the National Register in the county.
San Diego is a city in Duval and Jim Wells counties, Texas, United States. The population was 3,748 at the 2020 census and 4,488 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ] It is located primarily in Duval County, of which it is the county seat .
Galveston County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000 % ...
Bayview is an area within unincorporated Galveston County, Texas, United States, that was formerly a more distinct community. [1] The Bayview, San Leon, and Bacliff communities form the "Bayshore" area. [2] The San Leon-Bacliff-Bayview Chamber of Commerce serves the area. [3] Like San Leon and Bacliff, many residents in Bayview commute to work ...
The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas , is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area is a major tourist attraction for the island city and also plays host to two very popular seasonal ...
The San Leon Municipal Utility District (MUD) was created by an Act of the 1965 Texas Legislature with all the powers of a Texas Conservation and Reclamation District, a Municipal Corporation and a Water Control and Improvement District (WCID). [6] San Leon Motel. In April 1985, residents of San Leon, Bacliff and Bayview considered an ...
In 1865 it was the site of the ceremony officially ending the war in Galveston. The U.S. Government resumed occupancy that year after making extensive repairs. It served as a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from 1862 until 1891, and was then retired from court service for a time.
After the Hurricane of 1900 devastated Galveston that September, many of the bidders pulled out of the sale. Moody won the mansion for $20,000, a fraction of the mansion's over $100,000 worth. Moody won the mansion for $20,000, a fraction of the mansion's over $100,000 worth.