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2. Elissa (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Elissa (ship) Elissa. (ship) 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) . /  29.30944°N 94.79361°W  / 29.30944; -94.79361. The tall ship Elissa is a three- masted barque. She is based in Galveston, Texas, and is one of the oldest ships sailing today. Launched in 1877, she is now a museum ship at the Texas Seaport Museum. She was designated a National Historic ...

3. Lynchburg Ferry - Wikipedia

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   The Lynchburg Ferry is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. Operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority, [ 1] the 1,080 feet (330 m ...

4. Houston Ship Channel - Wikipedia

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   Houston Ship Channel. Coordinates: 29°42′30″N 95°00′18″W. The Buffalo Bayou portion of the Houston Ship Channel. The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. [ 1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of ...

5. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   Steamboats played a major role in the 19th-century development of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, allowing practical large-scale transport of passengers and freight both up- and down-river. Using steam power, riverboats were developed during that time which could navigate in shallow waters as well as upriver against strong currents.

6. CS Bayou City - Wikipedia

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   CS. Bayou City. C.S. Army Gunboat Bayou City (1861-1865) was a 165-foot side-wheel steamboat built for commercial use at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1859. Serving as a mail boat between Galveston and Houston, Texas, the ship was chartered on 26 September 1861 by Comdr. W. Hunter, CSN, commanding the Texas Marine Department, from the Houston ...

7. Walker's Point Estate - Wikipedia

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   President George Bush, Houston, Texas" Bush's son, the 43rd President, George W. Bush , visited with family in Kennebunkport several times a year during his presidency. His " Summer White House " (also known as the " Western White House ") was the Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas .