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2. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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   The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [6] The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla. The original Pleasure Pier featured rides, an ...

3. Strand Historic District - Wikipedia

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   May 11, 1976. Designated HD. January 26, 1970. The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas ( USA ), is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area is a major tourist attraction for the island city ...

4. Ono Island, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Ono Island is a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long barrier island located in southern Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, at the mouth of Perdido Bay near the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered by Bayou St. John to the north and Old River to the south. Surrounding communities include Perdido Key, Florida to the south and east and Orange Beach, Alabama to ...

5. 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.

6. Port of Galveston - Wikipedia

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   www.portofgalveston.com. The Port of Galveston is the port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States. It was established by a proclamation issued by the Congress of Mexico on October 17, 1825, while the land known today as Texas was still part of Mexico. The Port of Galveston is the oldest port in the Gulf of Mexico west of New Orleans.

7. Galveston Island - Wikipedia

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   48,726 (2010) Pop. density. 342.21/km 2 (886.32/sq mi) Galveston Island (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / 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.