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  2. Bryan Museum - Wikipedia

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    Opened in 2015, The Bryan Museum, located in the historic Galveston Orphans Home [1] in Galveston, Texas, US, houses The Bryan Collection, one of the world's largest collections of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the American West. Assembled by J.P. and Mary Jon Bryan, the collection spans more than 12,000 ...

  3. Galveston Orphans Home - Wikipedia

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    J.P. Bryan, a retired Texas oilman, purchased the Galveston Orphans Home on October 11, 2013 and thoroughly restored the building. The Bryan Museum opened its doors to the public in June 2015. See also

  4. List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast - Wikipedia

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    20th Century Technology Museum. The list of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  5. File:The Bryan Museum in Galveston, Texas.jpg - Wikipedia

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    The Bryan Museum, located in the historic Galveston Orphans Home, houses The Bryan Collection, one of the world's largest collections of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the American West. Source Own work Date 2017-03-15 Author Mbc4bryan. Permission (Reusing this file) See below.

  6. Category:Museums in Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Museums in Galveston, Texas" ... Bishop's Palace (Galveston, Texas) Bryan Museum; C. USS Cavalla (SS-244) E. Elissa (ship) G. Galveston Railroad ...

  7. List of museums in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Houston Museum of Natural Science. This list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  8. Texas History Minute: John Neely Bryan, his role in Van Buren ...

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    In the case of John Neely Bryan, he was responsible for the success of two remarkable cities: Van Buren, Arkansas, and Dallas, Texas. Bryan was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, on Christmas Eve, 1810.

  9. Strand Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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 ...