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  2. Clear Lake (region) - Wikipedia

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    [7] [12] Toward the end of the century small farming and fishing communities developed. Railroads grew up near the area as well connecting the nearby commercial centers of Galveston, Harrisburg, and Houston spawning new communities such as Clear Creek (League City) and Webster. [13] In 1901 the oil gusher at Spindletop launched the Texas Oil Boom.

  3. Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia

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    The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island. [1]

  4. Estuaries of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The San Bernard River and Cedar Lakes Estuary is one of three minor estuaries located on the upper-mid Texas coast in Brazoria County between Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay. It includes Cedar Lakes, Cowtrap Lake , and the lower reaches of the San Bernard River, covering a surface area of 3,760 acres (1,520 ha) with an average depth of 2.1 feet ...

  5. Fort Crockett - Wikipedia

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    Fort Crockett is a government reservation on Galveston Island overlooking the Gulf of Mexico originally built as a defense installation to protect the city and harbor of Galveston and to secure the entrance to Galveston Bay, thus protecting the commercial and industrial ports of Galveston and Houston and the extensive oil refineries in the bay area.

  6. Port Bolivar, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Ferry service is provided by the Texas Department of Transportation between Port Bolivar and Galveston. The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry [11] can accommodate vehicles as heavy as 80,000 pounds, and as long as 65 feet, as high as 13.5 feet and as wide as 8.5 feet. [12] The ferry was closed because of Hurricane Ike [1] but re-opened on November ...

  7. Venture to San Diego - ps.huffingtonpost.com

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    In a city as diverse as San Diego, there's always something new to experience a and fantastic weekend awaits. The hardest part's just deciding what to do. New restaurants, breweries, and shops pop up every year, so keep an eye on sandiego.org to catch all that San Diego has to offer. Sources:

  8. 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.

  9. Cooler keeps fishing buddies afloat during Galveston Bay ordeal

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    Two fishing buddies survived a two-day ordeal without life jackets in Galveston Bay by clinging onto a cooler and broken pipes floating in the water. ... and response boats near San Leon, Texas.