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  2. List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...

  3. Galveston Seawall - Wikipedia

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    The Galveston Seawall is a seawall in Galveston, Texas, that was built after the Galveston hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes. Construction began in September 1902, and the initial segment was completed on July 29, 1904. From 1904 to 1963, the seawall was extended from 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to over 10 miles (16 km). [2]

  4. List of Texas State Historic Sites - Wikipedia

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    Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites†⁕ More images: 414 Loop 92: La Grange: Fayette: THC National Museum of the Pacific War⁕ More images: 340 E. Main St. Fredericksburg: Gillespie

  5. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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    The Gulf Coast gained its present configuration during the most recent glacial period approximately 18 ka (thousands of years ago). Low global sea levels allowed the Texas mainland to extend significantly farther south than it does presently, and the Trinity River had carved a 170-foot (52 m) deep canyon through present-day Bolivar Roads (the exit of the Houston Ship Channel) on its way to the ...

  6. Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    On January 19, 2021, NOAA issued the Final Instruction for expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. This action protects 14 additional reefs and banks, slightly adjusts the boundaries of the sanctuary's original three banks and expands the sanctuary from 56 square miles (145 km 2) to a total of 160 square miles (415 km 2).

  7. A Texas landscape generations fought to preserve is now a ...

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    A historical and ecologically rich swath of land in El Paso was designated a national monument by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.. The announcement making Castner Range, an almost 7,000-acre ...

  8. As proposed, the Arctic Ocean Monument would encompass all U.S. federal waters (3-200 miles offshore) from the Northern Bering Sea north along the U.S./Russia maritime boundary, and east to the U ...

  9. Corpus Christi Bay - Wikipedia

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    Corpus Christi Bay is a scenic semi-tropical bay on the Texas coast found in San Patricio and Nueces counties, next to the major city of Corpus Christi.It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Mustang Island, and is fed by the Nueces River and Oso Creek from its western and southern extensions, Nueces Bay and Oso Bay.