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Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.
The first lighthouse was built in the mid-1850s and was taken down during the Civil War so Union warships could not use it as a navigational aid. After withstanding over 150 years of erosion, the lighthouse is now entirely black.
During the winter of 1820-1821, Long's wife, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, remained behind with one child and one servant. Giving birth to a daughter, Jane became known as "The Mother of Texas". [2] [3] Samuel D. Parr started a settlement in 1838 that would become Port Bolivar. [4] The original Fort Travis was located on the east end of Galveston.
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Bolivar Peninsula (/ ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər / BOL-i-vər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census. The communities of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island are located on Bolivar Peninsula.
The entire peninsula was severely damaged during Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008; [1] re-building efforts were still continuing as late as 2013. [ 2 ] The US Census does not consider Port Bolivar as a separate community, so any population numbers are estimates from unofficial sources.
Bolivar Peninsula beach devastation from Hurricane Ike Bolivar Point - September 13, 2008 Damage from Ike in Gilchrist. Bolivar Peninsula got the strong side of the storm. [31] Bolivar Peninsula, just east across the water from the landfall site on Galveston Island, had been submerged under the storm tide. [32]
The lighthouse is active as a Coast Guard aid to navigation. The site has a long wooden walkway that leads over a marshy area to the lighthouse, which itself is shorter than many in the state with ...