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  2. Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. galvestontx.gov. Galveston ( / ˈɡælvɪstən / 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 ...

  3. History of Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    The history of Galveston, Texas, begins with the archaeological record of Native Americans who used the island. The first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816. The Port of Galveston was established in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico following its successful revolution from Spain. The city served as the main port for ...

  4. Galveston County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .galvestoncountytx .gov. Galveston County ( / ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350,682. [ 1] The county was founded in 1838.

  5. Galveston Island - Wikipedia

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    Galveston (pop. 47,743) Demographics. Population. 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 ...

  6. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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    Houston, Pasadena, League City, Baytown, Texas City, Galveston, La Porte, Seabrook, Anahuac. Galveston Bay ( / ˈɡælvɪstən / 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.

  7. Port of Galveston - Wikipedia

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    Website. 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 ...

  8. History of the Jews in Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Jews have inhabited the city of Galveston, Texas, for almost two centuries. The first known Jewish immigrant to the Galveston area was Jao de la Porta, who, along with his brother Morin, financed the first settlement by Europeans on Galveston Island in 1816. [1] de la Porta was born in Portugal of Jewish parentage and later became a Jewish ...

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston ...

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    Location of Galveston County in Texas This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas . There are 10 districts, 73 individual properties, and four former properties listed on the National Register in the county.