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Crystal Beach and the entire Bolivar Peninsula suffered catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ike on the night of September 12–13, 2008. [3] The majority of the area was damaged by a storm surge of over 20 ft, during the high tide of 4:14 a.m., adding 1.5-2.3 ft more height to the storm tide, plus higher waves on top.
Crystal Beach may refer to one of the following locations: Crystal Beach, Ontario, community in Fort Erie, Ontario; Crystal Beach Park, amusement park in Crystal Beach, Ontario from 1888 to 1989; Crystal Beach (Nepean), community located in Ottawa, Ontario; Crystal Beach, Texas, historical beachfront near Galveston Bay, Texas
Gilchrist, Texas is an unincorporated residential community and beachfront resort along State Highway 87, located seventeen miles east of Bolivar Point in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States. [1]
Texas State Highway 332 begins in Surfside Beach and leads northwest past Freeport 12 miles (19 km) to Lake Jackson. According to the United States Census Bureau, Surfside Beach has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2), of which 1.7 square miles (4.3 km 2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km 2), or 25.23%, is water. [4] census 2011
The 40 shacks that were built on the dune, for and by park workers, are now fully equipped summer homes that front directly on the beach. Including the three cottages formerly used for customs officers, these 43 homes now comprise a gated community called the Crystal Beach Hill Association (formerly the Crystal Beach Hill Cottagers Organization).
With the growth of the second house market, almost all of the lots on Jamaica Beach had been sold by the 1970s. Due to a decline in the United States economy, the developer closed its doors. [5] The city incorporated on May 12, 1975. By 1978, 141 residents lived in Jamaica Beach. By 1988, the city had 446 residents and no businesses.
Riviera is a census-designated place in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. As of the 2022 census , it had a population of 758. [ 1 ] It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Kingsville on U.S. Route 77 (Future Interstate 69E ) and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Falfurrias on Texas State Highway 285 .
Riverstone is a 3,700-acre (15 km 2) upscale master-planned residential community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. [1] [2] Approximately 18,000 residents ultimately will live in 6,000 homes.