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  2. Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston ...

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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.

  4. Balinese Room - Wikipedia

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    The Balinese Room was a famous nightclub in Galveston, Texas, United States built on a pier stretching 600 feet (183 m) from the Galveston Seawall over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. [2] For decades a dance hall and illegal casino, the Balinese Room was remodeled and reopened in 2001 without a casino.

  5. Bishop's Palace (Galveston, Texas) - Wikipedia

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    The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet (1,772.8 m 2) [2] Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.

  6. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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    Galveston Bay (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a bay in the western Gulf of Mexico along the upper coast of Texas.It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, [2] and the largest of seven major estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast.

  7. Photos: Tropical Storm Alberto brings heavy flooding to Texas ...

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    Roy Quiroz and his wife, Minda, walk in the flooded streets of Galveston, Texas. ... A man takes pictures before the arrival of Tropical Storm Alberto at Bagdad Beach in Matamoros, Mexico.

  8. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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    Concept art of the park. Pleasure Pier entrance in Galveston, Texas The new Pleasure Pier in 2012.. Features at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier include: [2] [3] Iron Shark — a steel roller coaster constructed by Gerstlauer, [10] a 100 feet (30 m) tall coaster offering four inversions with a back section cantilevering over the water.

  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 ...

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