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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]
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.
The history of Galveston, Texas, begins with the archaeological record of Native Americans who used the island. The first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816. The Port of Galveston was established in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico following its successful revolution from Spain.
Galveston Island (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach , is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County .
The 1900 Storm Memorial is a bronze sculpture by David Moore (1921–2001), [1] installed along the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas. [2] It was installed in 2000 [3] and commemorates victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. [4]
Seawall Boulevard is a major road in Galveston, Texas in the United States. The boulevard is conterminous with Farm to Market Road 3005 south of 61st Street. It runs along the Gulf coast waterfront of the island near the main parts of the city, and is the longest, continuous sidewalk in the United States at 10.3 miles long.
The 300 ft (91 m) wide beach extending outwards from the Galveston Seawall was completely eroded by the storm surge, deposited in an offshore sandbar; the beach has only partially recovered since then. [53] Two lighthouses, the Redfish Bar and Galveston Jetty lights, were damaged. [79] A total of 24 vessels capsized offshore Galveston. [75]
[3] While a seawall was erected in Galveston following a devastating hurricane in 1900, civic leaders did not believe such a structure was necessary for Corpus Christi; the Caller surmised in a July 1901 article that "such a tidal wave and destruction of life and property as occurred at Galveston September 8, 1900, is an utter impossibility."