Galveston
Alta Loma
Santa Fe, TX
Traveling west from the Gulf of Mexico the land rises gradually and becomes Alta Loma (Spanish for high land) in this area of Galveston...
American National Insurance Company
Galveston, TX
Founded in 1905 by Galveston business pioneer W. L. Moody, Jr. (1865-1954), American National opened for business on third floor of the...
Battle of Galveston
Galveston, TX
As part of the Union blockade of the Texas coast, Commander W. B. Renshaw led his small fleet into Galveston harbor to demand the...
Bernard Moore Temple
Galveston, TX
(November 4, 1843 - October 5, 1901) Virginia-born B. M. Temple served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), then...
Boddeker House
Galveston, TX
Boddeker House The son of German immigrants, Joseph Boddeker came to Galveston with his parents about 1850.
Bolivar Point
Port Bolivar, TX
In 1815 Colonel Henry Perry established a military camp here as part of a plan to invade Spanish Texas.
Burial Site of David G. Burnet
Galveston, TX
(1788-1870) Provisional President of Texas (March 16, 1836 - Oct. 22, 1836).
Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino
Galveston, TX
(September 4, 1887 - March 8, 1960) Born in Galveston in 1887, Carmelo Bertolino was the son of Salvatore Bertolino (d. 1891) and Rosalia...
Cedar Lawn
Galveston, TX
In June 1926, the Cedar Lawn Company purchased nine city blocks for residential development.
Charles Cronea
High Island, TX
(January 14, 1805 - March 4, 1893) Born in Marseilles, France, Charles Cronea came to America on a French frigate as a cabin boy in 1818.
City of Hitchcock
Hitchcock, TX
In region held before 1820s by Karankawa Indians, and afterwards by cattle raisers.
Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point
Texas City, TX
The site of an important railroad bridge which provided the only connection between the Texas mainland and Galveston Island in the...
Dickinson Station of the GH&H Railroad
Dickinson, TX
Chartered by the State of Texas on February 7, 1853, the Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad was the first railroad to reach the...
Fig Industry in Friendswood
Friendswood, TX
Friendswood was established as a Quaker colony by Frank J. Brown and Thomas H. Lewis in 1895.
First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank
Galveston, TX
Successor of Texas' oldest bank and its first national bank.
Fort Travis
Port Bolivar, TX
In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas President David Burnet dispatched Colonel Ed...
Franklin-Wandless House
Galveston, TX
Built in 1886 to replace a house destroyed in the great Strand fire, this was the home of Robert Morris and Sarah Franklin.
Galveston "News," C. S.A.
Galveston, TX
Founded 1842 by Samuel Bangs, Texas' first printer.
Galveston Artillery Club
Galveston, TX
By 1840, a year after its incorporation, the city of Galveston was home to approximately 1,200 residents, the entry point for scores of...
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Galveston, TX
One of the oldest Chambers of Commerce in Texas.
Galveston Island
Galveston, TX
Few spots have played a more exciting role in the life of Texas than Galveston Island.
Galveston Office of the National Weather Service
Galveston, TX
First weather service office in Texas, and one of first in the United States; established April 19, 1871, slightly over a year after...
Galveston, C. S. A.
Galveston, TX
Most important Texas seaport during the Civil War.
General Sidney Sherman
Galveston, TX
[back] Born in Massachusetts July 23, 1805.
George Campbell Childress
Galveston, TX
(January 8, 1804 - October 6, 1841) Born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee, family, George Campbell Childress attended Davidson...
Greensville S. Dowell
Galveston, TX
(September 1822 - June 9, 1881) Virginia native Dr. Greensville S. Dowell moved to Texas in 1853.
Heidenheimer-Hunter Building
Galveston, TX
Built in 1878 as a commercial venture by Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building was first occupied by the George Seeligson...
Hendley's Row
Galveston, TX
The commercial house of William Hendley & Co. was established in 1845 by William Hendley (1798-1873), his brother Joseph J. Hendley (d....
Hotel Galvez
Galveston, TX
Built at a cost of $1,000,000, this hotel was financed by local businessmen and public subscribers to help the economy of Galveston...
Hutchings House
Galveston, TX
John Henry Hutchings was born in North Carolina in 1822.
John Bankhead Magruder
Galveston, TX
(August 15, 1810 - February 19, 1871) Virginia native John Bankhead Magruder graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in...
Juneteenth
Galveston, TX
Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. the Emancipation...
Kemah
Kemah, TX
Michael Gouldrich, one of Stephen F. Austin's original three hundred colonists, received a Mexican land grant here in 1824.
Leon & H. Blum Co. Building
Galveston, TX
A young Alsatian immigrant, Leon Blum (1836-1906), joined his brother Alexander in a business partnership in Richmond, Texas, about 1852.
Levi Charles Meyers Harby
Galveston, TX
(September 21, 1793 - December 3, 1870) Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, Levi Charles Myers Harby was the son of Solomon Harby and...
Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Galveston, TX
(April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874) Native South Carolinian, Sergeant in Seminole War, lawyer, member Texas Legislature, an ardent...
Mainland Mission Churches
League City, TX
In 1869, the Diocese of Galveston perceived the need for a church on the mainland to serve Roman Catholics.
Nahor Biggs Yard
Galveston, TX
In 1838 New Jersey native Nahor Biggs Yard arrived in the new town of Galveston and built one of the city's first residences.
Nicholas J. Clayton
Galveston, TX
(November 1, 1839 - December 9, 1916) A native of Ireland, Nicholas Joseph Clayton emigrated to Ohio with his widowed mother in the early...
Norris Wright Cuney
Galveston, TX
(1846-1898) Born a slave on the Waller County plantation of his father, Philip Cuney, Norris Wright Cuney was sent to Wyle Street School...
Old Bay Lake Ranch
Texas City, TX
Established by Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901), nephew of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas.
Old H. B. Moore Home
Texas City, TX
Built 1912 by Col. Hugh B. Moore (1874-1944), transportation expert.
Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum
Galveston, TX
Children orphaned by a yellow fever epidemic in 1867 were cared for temporarily in Galveston's St. Mary's Infirmary by the Sisters of...
Reconstruction to 1900, Galveston County
Galveston, TX
The revival of economic, political, social and religious institutions in Galveston County following the Civil War was more rapid than...
Samuel May Williams
Galveston, TX
Born the son of a ship captain in Rhode Island, Samuel Williams was apprenticed to his uncle in Baltimore after 1810 to learn business...
Santa Fe Union Station
Galveston, TX
The south half of this building was constructed in 1913 to serve as a central passenger station for Galveston's railway system and to...
Scottish Rite Masonry in Texas
Galveston, TX
Born in 1867 in Galveston.
Settlement Community
Texas City, TX
During Reconstruction, former slaves founded a community known as the Settlement on land platted by Judge William J. Jones for purchase...
Shoal Point and Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse
Texas City, TX
A number of families settled along Galveston Bay in the 1830s after land grants were awarded to veterans of the republic of Texas army...
Site of Austinia
Texas City, TX
Empresario Stephen F. Austin urged Mexico to improve foreign trade by establishing ports in the Galveston area as early as 1825.
Site Of Landmark Campbell's Bayou
Texas City, TX
Settled 1821 by privateer James Campbell (1791-1856), U. S. Navy veteran, War of 1812, who after discharge was lieutenant and close...
Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana in Texas City
Texas City, TX
In the 1870s native Tejanos organized "Sociedades Mutualistas," mutual aid societies designed to protect their interests from the growing...
SS Selma
Galveston, TX
Steel shortages during World War I led the U.S. to build experimental concrete ships, the largest of which was the SS Selma, today...
St. Mary's Cathedral
Galveston, TX
City's oldest surviving church.
St. Mary's Hospital
Galveston, TX
Organized in 1866, this institution was the first private hospital established in the state.
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
Texas City, TX
Minnesota investors and brothers Jacob R. and Henry H. Myers and Augustus B. Wolvin formed the Texas City improvement company in 1893 and...
Texas Revolution and Civil War, Galveston County
Galveston, TX
Following Laffite's expulsion from Galveston, settlers from the West Indies began to arrive.
Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Galveston, TX
In 1889, during the Centennial of the inauguration of George Washington as first President of the United States, a group of Revolutionary...
The Heidenheimer Bros. - Marine Building
Galveston, TX
Built in 1876 by German immigrant Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building has housed a number of wholesale and retail businesses.
The Italian Vault
Galveston, TX
Attracted by economic opportunities to be found here, a large number of Italian immigrants came to Galveston in the 19th century.
The Rosenberg Library
Galveston, TX
The oldest free public library in continuous operation in Texas.
The Wilbur Cherry House
Galveston, TX
New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852.
U. S. Army Camp at Texas City
Texas City, TX
An increasing number of disturbances along Texas' Rio Grande border after Civil War broke out in Mexico in 1910 prompted U. S. President...
Ursuline Convent in the Civil War
Galveston, TX
Before the Confederate recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863, the nuns of this monastary declined an evacuation offer.
Ursuline Nuns in Galveston
Galveston, TX
In January 1847 seven nuns of the Ursuline Order, the first order of religious women in Texas, came to Galveston and established a...
W. P. Ballinger Law Firm
Galveston, TX
Oldest continuous law firm in Texas.
West Galveston Island
Galveston, TX
Earliest known inhabitants of this area were the now extinct Karankawa Indians, alleged to be the only American tribe to practice...
William Jefferson Jones
Texas City, TX
(September 27, 1810 - May 5, 1897) Virginia native William Jefferson Jones received his license to practice law at age 19.