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August 14, 1984 (1921–1921 1/2 Ave. D: Galveston: Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA: 8: Building at 1925–1927 Market Street
In his later years, Grover remained active recounting his early exploits in the Battle of Plum Creek, the Santa Fe Expedition, the Gold Rush, and the Battle of Galveston. [40] He died on December 21, 1901, after a fall. [41] His wife, Eliza died in 1913 as one of the oldest citizens in Galveston. [42] The Grover House in 2016
William Lewis Moody Jr. (January 25, 1865 – July 21, 1954) [1] [2] [3] was an American financier and entrepreneur from Galveston, Texas, who founded a private bank, an insurance company, and one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States. [4]
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William Godfrey "Willie G." Davidson (born 1933) [1] is an American businessman and motorcycle designer, and the former senior vice president & chief styling officer of Harley-Davidson Motor Company. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was also the head of Harley-Davidson's Willie G. Davidson Product Development Center in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. [ 4 ]
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The U.S. Custom House in Galveston is a simply detailed Classical Revival, two-story, brick building located near the waterfront in Galveston. The most notable features are the projecting double gallery on the west facade and the inset double galleries on the longer, north and south facades. The exterior walls are hard-fired, red-brown bricks ...
Samuel May Williams moved to Mexican Texas in 1822 and soon began working as the secretary to Stephen F. Austin, the first empresario in Texas. [5] During the Texas Revolution (1835–1836), Williams and his business partner Thomas F. McKinney used $99,000 of their own funds to purchase supplies for the Texian Army; Williams also purchased the first ship in the Texas Navy, the schooner Invincible.