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The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization. [2] The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Moody ...
The Galveston Railroad (reporting mark GVSR) is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston. [1] GVSR operates 32 miles (51 km) of yard track at Galveston, over a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) facility.
South Galveston and Gulf Shore Railroad, End of Tracks to South Galveston 1891 Galveston 13.5 miles to new city of South Galveston (now Galveston Island State Park). Only 4.5 miles completed. Temple–Northwestern Railway: 1910 Temple through Gatesville and Hamilton to Comanche: 40 miles of grading and 5 miles of track Texas, New Mexico and ...
Galveston Texas Longhorn history through art, music and artifacts [52] Dickinson Historic Railroad Center Dickinson: Galveston Artifacts and memorabilia, Dickinson Railroad Depot, the League City Railroad Depot, and the grounds surrounding those depots [53] Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn Friendswood: Galveston
The George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway is a set of causeways in Galveston, Texas, United States. Two of the routes carry the southbound and northbound traffic of Interstate 45, while the original causeway is restricted to rail traffic. It is the main roadway access point to Galveston Island. The second access point is Bolivar Ferry.
From cantaloupe queens to construction of Grapevine Dam (and an albino raccoon, just for the heck of it): Check out these historic photos of Grapevine TX. PHOTOS: Life in Grapevine, Texas, during ...
Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]
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.