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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Galveston County, Texas
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| Near Seawall Boulevard 0.3 miles east of 53rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Galveston is a narrow barrier island that hugs the upper Texas coast. This slender sliver of sand and beach hosts a precious diversity of wildlife, especially birds. Sandpipers, plovers, herons, egrets, waterfowl, gulls, terns, hawks, falcons, . . . — — Map (db m90649) |
| On Broadway (State Highway 87) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | Built, 1886-1893, by Col. Walter Gresham, civic leader and U.S. Congressman. Nicholas J. Clayton was architect. One of the most lavish and massive homes in U.S., house is a Victorian adaptation of renaissance style.
Silver and onyx mantel in . . . — — Map (db m143659) HM |
| On Avenue H (Ball Street) east of 16th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built about 1882 by cotton buyer Bernard Roensch. Late Greek revival architecture with high Victorian detail in gingerbread trim, ornate tower, stained glass panels and transoms, slate mantels, fine staircase.
Has survived many storms. . . . — — Map (db m65059) HM |
| Near Sealy Avenue at 24th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Service to the community by the late George Sealy (1880-1944), Galveston financier and civic leader, and his wife Eugenia (1901-1987) was commemorated by the dedication of this pavilion in their memory. The pavilion is a gift to the people of . . . — — Map (db m56212) HM |
| On Strand Street east of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The original First National Bank of Galveston Building, designed by P M. Comegys for T. H. McMahan, Esquire, was three-story and erected in 1867 of pressed brick from Baltimore. The Strand front and all the door and window surroundings were of iron, . . . — — Map (db m130400) HM |
| On 22nd Street at Sealy Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 22nd Street. |
| | By the late 1800's, thousands of Jews began fleeing their homes in Russia and Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitic policies and violent pogroms. Many immigrated to the U.S., establishing communities in New York City and elsewhere along the East . . . — — Map (db m57364) HM |
| Near Moody Avenue at Mechanic Street. Reported missing. |
| | Built in 1876 by German immigrant Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building has housed a number of wholesale and retail businesses. According to local tradition, Heidenheimer began business in Galveston prior to the Civil War as a street vendor, . . . — — Map (db m139928) HM |
| On Strand Street west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Built 1855-1859. First commercial building in Galveston. Housed the first headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston Engineer Office, established February 25, 1880. From these offices, the first District Engineer, Maj. Samuel M. . . . — — Map (db m119196) HM |
| Near 65th Street near Oleander Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Attracted by economic opportunities to be found here, a large number of Italian immigrants came to Galveston in the 19th century. In 1876, they formed the Italian Mutual Benevolent Society (Societa' Italiana di Mutuo Soccorso) to provide assistance . . . — — Map (db m49842) HM |
| On Sealy Avenue at 18th Street, on the left when traveling east on Sealy Avenue. |
| | A fine cypress structure with ornate woodwork, this house was built in 1886 by Maxwell (1845-1906) and Sarah Davis Maas for their family of nine children. A Galveston-born nephew of the musical composer Offenbach, Maas was a merchant and then county . . . — — Map (db m138033) HM |
| | In 1917, with World War I at a stalemate, German military leaders adopted an aggressive strategy to strike any ships, even those of neutral nations, encountered in the Atlantic. As part of a campaign to hinder entry of the U.S. into the war, . . . — — Map (db m153223) HM |
| On Broadway at 27th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | Family residence, W.L. Moody, Jr, built about 1894, and for many years home of Mr. Moody, prominent financier and philanthropist who established the Moody Foundation. Late Victorian architecture, said to have been Texas residence built on steel . . . — — Map (db m52697) HM |
| On Seawall Boulevard 0.2 miles from Fort Crockett Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On Sept. 8, 1900 a devastating hurricane and tidal wave destroyed much of Galveston and left 6000 persons dead. After the tragedy, the city appointed a board of three engineers, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Henry M. Robert (1837-1923), author of "Robert's . . . — — Map (db m153174) HM |
| | Born Heinrich P. Jung in Germany in 1817, the Rev. Henry P. Young began a Methodist ministry in Galveston in 1846. That year he founded the first Society of German Methodists in Texas. From 1849 to 1855 he rode a mission circuit of German colonies . . . — — Map (db m127632) HM |
| On Tremont Street at Sealy Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street. |
| | The oldest free public library in continuous operation in Texas. Established and endowed in 1900 by the will of Henry Rosenberg (1824-1893), a native of Switzerland who came to Galveston in 1843 and achieved prominence as a banker and merchant. In . . . — — Map (db m51254) HM |
| Near Moody Avenue at Ball Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | A native of Circleville, Ohio, young Catholic priest James Martin Kirwin arrived in Galveston in 1896. He was soon appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Galveston by Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher. As rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, Father . . . — — Map (db m50050) HM |
| On Broadway (State Highway 87) at 14th Street on Broadway. |
| | A native of France, Marius Etienne Chataignon served in the French army before coming to the United States in 1907. He came to Texas in 1910 to attend St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte. After his ordination, he was appointed assistant pastor at St. . . . — — Map (db m49821) HM |
| On 22nd Street at Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on 22nd Street. |
| | Julius Kauffman (1856-1935) and Julius Runge (1851-1906), second generation owners of a commission firm established in 1842, had architect Eugene T. Heiner design this renaissance revival building in the north Italian mode. Contractor Robert . . . — — Map (db m58102) HM |
| On Strand Street west of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "The rush at the Menard or Central Wharf, now known as Pier 21, during the late 1860's and the early 1870's, with the big fleet of 'red' Morgan ships discharging cargo and passengers, with the river boats loading and unloading, was so great that a . . . — — Map (db m130384) HM |
| On Seawall Boulevard east of 28th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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1836 - 1845
In commemoration of
The Texas Navy
that played heroic part
in the struggle of
the Texas Republic
and made headquarters at
the port of Galveston
Erected by
the Texas Society
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m90704) WM |
| On Mechanic Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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The present Tremont House is the third Galveston hotel to bear the name. The island's first Tremont House was built by the firm of McKinney and Williams in 1839 on the southwest corner of Postoffice and Tremont Streets.
An impressive two-story . . . — — Map (db m117389) HM |
| On 16th Street at Church Street (Avenue F), on the right when traveling south on 16th Street. |
| | New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852. A pioneer Texas newspaperman, Cherry had earlier helped establish a local paper, now the Galveston Daily News. His residence, one . . . — — Map (db m50067) HM |
| On Sealy Avenue east of 15th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This two-story Greek revival residence was constructed in the 1850s. During the Civil War it was the home of Commodore Thomas Chubb (1811-1890), a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Captured by Union naval forces on Galveston Bay, he returned to the . . . — — Map (db m138000) HM |
| On Strand Street west of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Thomas Jefferson League (1834-74) had this building constructed in 1871, putting the final touches on the structure when a new galvanized iron cornice was installed on October 8, 1872, after a storm damaged the new building at the corner of . . . — — Map (db m119199) HM |
| Near 40th Street at Avenue K. |
| | Born in Hartford, Conn., Thomas Miller Joseph came to Galveston about 1841 with his mother Annis (Rogers) (d. 1879) and the family of his Uncle Alexander Edgar. Admitted to the bar, he became a Democratic Party leader, serving as Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m50055) HM |
| On 22nd Street 0.1 miles north of Ball Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Erected 1855-1857 for third episcopal mission in Republic of Texas. Established Feb. 6, 1841, by the Rev. Benjamin Eaton, rector from 1841 to 1871, who is buried beneath the sanctuary.
First service held Nov. 1, 1857. Here Rev. Alexander Gregg . . . — — Map (db m58014) HM |
| On 17th Street at Sealy Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street. |
| | This Danish castle-inspired home was built in 1890 by John Clement Trube, who came in his youth from Kiel, Denmark. His architect was Alfred Muller.
A successful businessman, Trube married Veronica Durst, an heir of early Texan Peter Durst: . . . — — Map (db m160045) HM |
| Near 22nd Street north of Avenue C, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Designed in neo-renaissance, high Victorian style by Nicholas J. Clayton, noted architect, for H.M. Trueheart & Co., first chartered realty firm in Texas, founded by John O. Trueheart in 1857.
H.M. Trueheart joined his father in 1866, admitted . . . — — Map (db m60502) HM |
| On Kempner Street (22nd Street) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Kempner Street (22nd Street). |
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The United States National Bank started in 1874 when the Island City Savings Bank was established with a charter to operate for 50 years. In 1887 the bank was failing and called on Mr. Harris Kempner to help out the financial crisis. Mr. Kempner . . . — — Map (db m119201) HM |
| On Ursuline Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Before the Confederate recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863, the nuns of this monastery declined the evacuation offer. During and after the battle the east wing was used as a hospital for treatment of the wounded from both sides.
Young . . . — — Map (db m51263) HM |
| Near 65th Street south of Oleander Avenue. |
| | A veteran of the War of 1812
who fought at the Battle of
New Orleans Jan. 8, 1815
Born March 15, 1782
Died August 1, 1885
Erected by the State of Texas — — Map (db m127604) HM |
| On Avenue E at 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Avenue E. |
| | This raised one-story cottage originally was located at 620 Market Street. Before the property was purchased by Victor Gustafson in 1895, it had belonged to Swiss immigrant Henry Rosenburg, who is remembered as a prominent businessman and public . . . — — Map (db m51298) HM |
| Near Mechanic Street west of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Oldest continuous law firm in Texas. Founded Nov. 13, 1846, by William Pitt Ballinger (1825-1888), who on that day received first law license issued by state of Texas, through first judicial district court. A veteran of the Mexican War, he later . . . — — Map (db m143565) HM |
| On Avenue K west of 40th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | North Carolina native Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall was an early immigrant to Texas who took part in several military expeditions against Spain and Mexico. He served as acting Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas at the time of the Battle of San . . . — — Map (db m127530) HM |
| On 23rd Street at Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on 23rd Street. |
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In 1873 John Parker Davie had erected on this corner a four-story sixty-room hotel. Originally the Cosmopolitan, it was renamed the Washington the year after the famous old Washington Hotel at 21st and Mechanic Street burned down in the fire of . . . — — Map (db m119001) HM |
| On Avenue K at 14th Street, on the left when traveling east on Avenue K. |
| | Built during Galveston’s prominent business era, this house was completed in 1892 in the San Jacinto neighborhood for Ernest and Christiana Wegner. Designed by architect Carl Heufs, the house is a classic L-plan Queen Anne Victorian perched high . . . — — Map (db m142704) HM |
| On 28th Street at Sealy Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 28th Street. |
| | The African American Methodist community in Galveston dates to 1848, when Gail Borden deeded land on Broadway for a salve church. Following the Civil War, the congregation changed its affiliation from Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to the . . . — — Map (db m143601) HM |
| On 13 Mile Road 0.1 miles south of Termini-San Luis Pass Road (County Route 3005), on the right when traveling south. |
| | First known to world history in the 16th century, from report of Spanish soldier Cabeza de Vaca, who was shipwrecked on this island in 1528. Area was also visited by French explorer La Salle in 1685. Second known Caucasian to live here was the . . . — — Map (db m70149) HM |
| Near Avenue K west of 40th Street. |
| | Served in the Texas Army, 1836.
Purchased the Galveston News
1843. Born in New Haven, N. Y.
January 4, 1820; Died June 12, 1873.
His wife
Catherine Crosby
French Cherry
Born in Sligo, Ireland, February
22, 1826; Died . . . — — Map (db m127587) HM |
| On Sealy Avenue 0.1 miles west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1895, local banker William Cooke Skinner (1870-1953) and his wife, Adele (Preston) Skinner (1874-1966), bought this parcel for a home for their young family. Charles William Bulger (1859-1922), noted Texas architect, designed the two-story . . . — — Map (db m142536) HM |
| On Avenue K at 18th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue K. |
| | A bookkeeper for the Texas Cooperative Association, William J. Killeen built this residence about 1886. His family continued to live here following his death the same year. In 1899 the house was purchased by Dr. John Thomas Moore (1863-1951). A . . . — — Map (db m59414) HM |
| On Market Street 0.1 miles from 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Famed for a long career of dynamic leadership in Galveston business, civic affairs, and philanthropy.
Born in Freestone County; son of William Lewis and Pherabe Elizabeth Bradley Moody. Educated at Virginia Military Institute, he later . . . — — Map (db m142496) HM |
| | Born in Connecticut. Moved to Texas in 1829. Took part in Texas Revolution, participating in Siege of Bexar, 1835. Served as aide to Stephen F. Austin, "The Father of Texas" (a distant relative), Gens. Edward Burleson and Sam Houston. Commander at . . . — — Map (db m127631) HM |
| Near Bernardo de Galvez Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built by Samuel May Williams, a founder of Galveston, secretary to Stephen F. Austin, postmaster and land agent of Austin colony. Organized first Texas bank, was father of Texas navy and shipping industry. As envoy to the U. S., failed to get loan . . . — — Map (db m58098) HM |
| Near State Highway 87 north of North Bauer Lane, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | A strait approximately 200 feet wide, 5 feet deep and more than 1,600 feet long across Bolivar Peninsula - was opened in 1955 by the Texas Game and Fish Commission as part of its continuing program to perpetuate and improve the state's fish and . . . — — Map (db m78509) HM |
| On 5th Street west of Gulfway Lane, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Born in Marseilles, France, Charles Cronea came to America on a French frigate as a cabin boy in 1818. Soon after, boarding a ship out of Charleston, South Carolina, Cronea and several companions entered the service of Jean Laffite of Galveston . . . — — Map (db m157358) HM |
| Near State Highway 124 0.2 miles south of Guidry Road. |
| | The coastal community of High Island sits atop a salt dome at the east end of Bolivar Peninsula. It was named High Island because the hill sits about 45 feet above sea, the only dry land visible during storms and flooding.
Settled by anglos in . . . — — Map (db m38616) HM |
| Near State Highway 6, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Named for World War I army Colonel Elmer J. Wallace, Camp Wallace was established as a training facility for military personnel during World War II. The U. S. government acquired more than 3,300 acres of land between the towns of Hitchcock and . . . — — Map (db m35937) HM |
| On State Highway 6 west of State Highway 2004, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In region held before 1820s by Karankawa Indians, and afterwards by cattle raisers. The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway built through the area in 1870s, naming station for Galveston civic leader and late landowner, Lent Munson Hitchcock . . . — — Map (db m52552) HM |
| On Fairwood Road at South Ridgecrest Drive, on the right when traveling north on Fairwood Road. |
| | The first African-American families moved to Hitchcock in 1892, and by 1900 additional families had joined them. Many would form the nucleus of the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church when it was organized in 1901. The Rev. J. L. Luckett served as . . . — — Map (db m52556) HM |
| On State Highway 6 west of Main Street (State Highway 519), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Nationally and internationally recognized horticulturist Henry Martyn Stringfellow (1839–1922 (sic, 1912)) started an experimental garden and orchard at this location in 1883. In 1890 he published a treatise containing innovative . . . — — Map (db m149466) HM |
| Near State Highway 6, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In an effort to defend U. S. coasts and shipping lanes against German submarine activity during World War II, the U. S. Navy established bases to house huge lighter-than-air (LTA) craft, also known as blimps. With the ability to hover above a . . . — — Map (db m35936) HM |
| On State Highway 146 at Bel Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 146. |
| | Michael Gouldrich, one of Stephen F. Austin's original three hundred colonists, received a Mexican land grant here in 1824. Elizabeth S. Justice acquired a part of the property in 1853. By the early 1890s Abraham and Elizabeth (Justice) Kipp, their . . . — — Map (db m53980) HM |
| On Interstate 45 Frontage Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Settled 1821 by privateer James Campbell (1791-1856), U. S. Navy veteran, War of 1812, who after discharge was lieutenant and close friend of buccaneer Jean Lafitte, operating out of Galveston (then called Campeche). In Karankawa Indian rituals . . . — — Map (db m35932) HM |
| On Interstate 45 Frontage Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Virginia Point, the site of an important railroad bridge which provided the only connection between the Texas mainland and Galveston Island in the mid-19th century, played an integral role in the Confederate defense of Galveston during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m35931) HM |
| On Cedar Drive at Bayou Road, on the right when traveling west on Cedar Drive. |
| | Frank Bell Jr. (1893–1963) was the son of early La Marque settlers Flavery and Frank Bell, Sr. Although he received little formal education, he was able to achieve business success and became a respected civic leader in La Marque’s African . . . — — Map (db m5107) HM |
| Near Bayou Road near 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The land in this area, initially known as Highland Bayou, was part of a Republic of Texas land grant awarded to John D. Moore in 1838. The Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad linked Galveston and Houston by 1860, and Highland Bayou, directly . . . — — Map (db m52570) HM |
| On Oak Street north of Apricot Street. |
| | Established about 1895 by Laura Stewart and Julia Parr Munson. This Church is distinguished by a history of strong community involvement. The congregation has been led by various Methodist, Presbyterian, and other protestant clergy and has served . . . — — Map (db m5093) HM |
| On North Kansas Avenue 0.1 miles north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Five-month-old Victor Nordhem was laid to rest in February 1900, on land bought by Alison J. Adams for an individual burial plot. In 1908, Adams deeded additional acreage to the Fairview Cemetery Association. Decoration Day, later Memorial Day, was . . . — — Map (db m74370) HM |
| On 2nd Street at Colorado Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street. |
| | First Baptist church on Galveston County mainland; organized in Clear Creek Schoolhouse, Dec. 4, 1887. B. A. Smalley served as clerk. First permanent pastor was the Rev. D. T. McLeod, Oct. 1895. First building erected on this site was dedicated June . . . — — Map (db m50152) HM |
| On Main Street at Park Avenue when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Galveston land developer John Charles League (1849-1916) platted the townsite of League City soon after he purchased property here in 1890. Faced with the competition of an adjacent development known as the city of Clear Creek, League personally . . . — — Map (db m50850) HM |
| On Apple Lane 0.1 miles north of Summer Place. |
| | Named after the watercourse that forms one of its boundaries, this cemetery traces its establishment to the settlement of Willis and Hepsibah Perkins Butler and her mother, Martha Morgan Perkins; Samuel J. and Rebecca and Coward Perkins; Allen and . . . — — Map (db m50852) HM |
| On East Main Street at Colorado Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | In 1869, the Diocese of Galveston perceived the need for a church on the mainland to serve Roman Catholics. The following year St. Mary began in Hitchcock, and a mission church also established in 1870, named St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, . . . — — Map (db m50155) HM |
| Near Old Galveston Road (State Highway 3) at Houston Avenue. |
| | The Galveston County Commissioners Court began planning in 1886 to purchase a farm to house and care for the county's indigent citizens. A site was chosen, and by June 1887 the county purchased 213 acres of land on the banks of Clear Creek. The . . . — — Map (db m49996) HM |
| On East Main Street at Colorado Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Beginning in the late 19th century, League City's Catholic residents gathered in homes for Mass and other services. As the population grew, so did the need for a church. J.C. League deeded land to the Diocese of Galveston, and parishioners of St. . . . — — Map (db m50153) HM |
| On 2nd Street at North Kansas Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street. |
| | Thomas Jackson and Mary Lelia (Sherman) Dick lived on their north Galveston County "Buckhorn Ranch" for many years before hiring J. R. Beerwort and O. V. King to build this house in 1904. It is a good example of a two-story center passage plan with . . . — — Map (db m50151) HM |
| On State Highway 87 at Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 87. |
| | In 1815 Colonel Henry Perry established a military camp here as part of a plan to invade Spanish Texas. In 1816 Galveston-based privateer Louis-Michel de Aury forced shiploads of captured African slaves to walk from this point to New Orleans along . . . — — Map (db m83345) HM |
| On State Highway 87 west of Helen Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Virginia native and Civil War veteran James A. Crenshaw wed Henrietta Barker Elliott in Kentucky in 1870. Two years later, with their first child, they moved to Bolivar Peninsula and constructed a two-story house in this vicinity. James, a . . . — — Map (db m157543) HM |
| On 10th Street south of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas President David Burnet dispatched Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston Island to erect a fort. Using army recruits and slave labor Harcourt built an octagonal earth and . . . — — Map (db m83304) HM |
| On State Highway 87 at Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 87. |
| | Born in Charles County, Maryland, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was a Texas pioneer. She married James Long in 1815, and joined him in Texas during his military invasion of the then-Spanish colony, settling in Nacogdoches. The occupation was . . . — — Map (db m83442) HM |
| | Surveyor Samuel D. Parr claimed a
league of land extending 5 miles
eastward from Point Bolivar and in
1838 became the area's first
permanent settler. That year
developers Archibald Wynn and
William Lawrence purchased about
1000 acres . . . — — Map (db m49236) HM |
| Near Avenue M north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized in 1897, this burial ground served the ranching and farming community of Alta Loma. In 1893 the Alta Loma Investment and Improvement Company, located in Colorado, established the town site, whose name means "High Land" in Spanish. In . . . — — Map (db m144688) HM |
| On State Highway 6 at Clark Street on State Highway 6. |
| | The railroad communities of Arcadia, Alta Loma, and Algoa, established in the 1890s, formed the nucleus of the Santa Fe area at the turn of the 20th century. Citrus and fig production, truck farming, and a burgeoning daily industry dominated the . . . — — Map (db m52465) HM |
| On Texas Highway 646 at 25th Street, on the right when traveling south on Texas Highway 646. |
| | In 1893, the Alta Loma improvement and investment company, a group of developers, laid out the townsite of Alta Loma along the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail line. Known today as Santa Fe, Alta Loma was sited on what is said to be the highest . . . — — Map (db m144549) HM |
| | Galveston businessman Henry J. Runge (1859-1922), European-educated son of a German immigrant, bought the land and laid out the town of Arcadia in 1890. At that time he donated this site for use as a park. Later the Galveston County Commissioners . . . — — Map (db m52462) HM |
| On Texas Highway 6 0.1 miles from Warpath Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1927, Arcadia, Alta Loma and Algoa schools combined to form the Santa Fe Consolidated school district, named for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad which linked the towns. Architect Harry D. Payne designed a new high school for the . . . — — Map (db m144575) HM |
| On South Bell Drive at Jackson Lane when traveling south on South Bell Drive. |
| | Frank Bell, Sr. was a son of Norval and Catherine Bell from Alabama. Flavilla "Flavey" Bell was a daughter of Chisholm Trail and Butler Ranch Black Cowboy Calvin Bell from Mississippi and his German born wife, Katie. Frank and Flavey were married in . . . — — Map (db m145354) HM |
| On Bay Street at Dike Road on Bay Street. |
| | 9:12 a. m., April 16, 1947, the French freighter Grand Camp exploded, setting off a disaster that killed 576, injured 5,000 and destroyed $67 million in property. This 10,640 pound anchor was found buried 1/2 mile from the scene of the explosion. — — Map (db m36160) HM |
| On Dike Road at Bay Street North, on the left when traveling east on Dike Road. |
| | Dedicated in 1962 the site now called Anchor Park was the original idea of Charles Lowry, brother of long time Mayor Emmett F. Lowrey. After locating the anchor from the Grand Camp, Charles had the anchor moved to his shop by L.J. "Junior" Elgin. . . . — — Map (db m150523) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J. R. McKellar to teach the students; classes were held in churches and lodge halls until 1937, when the district . . . — — Map (db m52654) HM |
| On 3rd Avenue North at 1st Street North, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Avenue North. |
| | Built by Frank and Florence Haven Davison, 1895-1897. Sturdy Victorian structure, of cypress.
Home of first child born in Texas City (formerly named Shoal Point). Survivor of many storms; suffered most in 1947 disaster.
Davison, prominent . . . — — Map (db m137809) HM |
| On Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Military aviation evolved
from those primitive beginnings
Of military "flying machines" in service prior to
the First World War and used for training
in Texas City in 1913. The F-100F United States Air
Force fighter represents the highly . . . — — Map (db m50172) HM |
| On Bay Street at Dike Road, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street. |
| | First tactical air unit, U. S. Army; was stationed here 1913-1915 during U. S. border troubles caused by revolution in Mexico. The 7 planes, 5 officers, and 21 enlisted men were not in combat, but made aerial maps and achieved a long distance flight . . . — — Map (db m36184) HM |
| Near 9th Avenue North (State Highway FM 1764) at 15th Street N, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On March 16, 1905, five Texas City residents met for worship and Bible study. The Rev. D.L. Griffith assisted them in founding Texas City's First Baptist Church. The Rev. W.C. Ponder served as pastor for the first decade, during which time services . . . — — Map (db m52653) HM |
| Near Bay Street near 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established by Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901), nephew of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas." Bryan was one of couriers for Wm. B. Travis's Alamo letter. Served in State Legislature (where he was a Speaker of the House) and U. S. Congress. Aide to . . . — — Map (db m50278) HM |
| Near 9th Avenue North at Bay Street North. Reported missing. |
| | Built 1912 by Col. Hugh B. Moore (1874-1944), transportation expert. Born in Tennessee, he managed Texas City Terminal Railroad, Wolvin Steamship Line, Texas City Transportation Co., Mainland Co. Was a banker, leader in building dike, enlarging . . . — — Map (db m140240) HM |
| Near Texas City Port Boulevard (Loop State Highway 197) at Dock Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The SS Highflyer exploded in the Main Slip on 4-17-1947 after being set on fire by the SS Grandcamp which exploded in the North Slip on 4-16-1947. It is dedicated in memory of those who died and in honor of those who survived to make Texas City a . . . — — Map (db m52768) HM |
| Near 25th Avenue North (State Highway 197) at 29th Street North, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This anchor was blown from the S.S. Grandcamp when this ship blew up on April 16, 1947, while moored at Texas City Terminal docks. The anchor, which weighed approximately 3200 lbs. originally, was projected from the ship to a point on Pan American . . . — — Map (db m50168) HM |
| On South Bell Drive at Jackson Lane, on the right when traveling south on South Bell Drive. |
| | During Reconstruction former slaves founded a community known as the Settlement on land platted by Judge William J. Jones for purchase by freedmen. Prior to this, a number of cattlemen moved to this area with their slaves. During the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m145355) HM |
| Near Bay Street near 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A number of families settled along Galveston Bay in the 1830s after land grants were awarded to veterans of the republic of Texas army and navy. An early community at this site became known officially as Shoal Point in 1878 when a U. S. Post Office . . . — — Map (db m50276) HM |
| Near Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Empresario Stephen F. Austin urged Mexico to improve foreign trade by establishing ports in the Galveston area as early as 1825. Historical references suggest Austinia was settled in the 1830s as part of Austin's foreign trade efforts in this area. . . . — — Map (db m50277) HM |
| On 6th Street North (State Highway 197) at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street North. |
| | In the 1870s native Tejanos organized Sociedades Mutualistas, mutual aid societies designed to protect their interests from the growing Anglo population of Texas. Although most of the early settlers of this area were of English, French, and . . . — — Map (db m118079) HM |
| On 9th Avenue North (County Route 1764) at Phoenix Lane, on the right when traveling east on 9th Avenue North. |
| | This community traces its origin to settlement by a few families along the bayshore in the mid-1800s. Completion in 1854 of the Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse, a Federal project near the present day Texas City Dike, hastened the formation of a village . . . — — Map (db m52591) HM |
| On Bay Street at Dike Road, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street. |
| | In early efforts to develop a major port here on Galveston Bay, Texas City capitalists, acting against the advice of engineers, dug a ship channel directly through and across the Bay's natural water line. As a result, currents carried silt into . . . — — Map (db m150479) HM |
| Near 25th Avenue North (State Highway 197) near 29th Street North, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On April 16 and 17, 1947, disastrous explosions aboard two ships docked at the Texas City port killed hundreds of people. In the weeks that followed, relief workers led by the American Red Cross and other volunteers labored to identify the victims. . . . — — Map (db m50169) HM |
| On Loop State Highway 197, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Minnesota investors and brothers Jacob R. and Henry H. Myers and Augustus B. Wolvin formed the Texas City Improvement Company in 1893 and developed a port facility and townsite here. By 1897 the company had built a rail spur line linking its port . . . — — Map (db m52772) HM |
| On Texas City Port Boulevard (Loop State Highway 197) at Dock Road, on the right when traveling north on Texas City Port Boulevard. |
| | The first oil refinery built in Texas City was established in 1908 by the Texas City Refining Company. Contractor J. C. Black and more than 100 craftsmen constructed the refinery. Processing equipment included eleven stills, storage tanks, and a . . . — — Map (db m36158) HM |
| On Loop State Highway 197, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On April 16, 1947, three ships--the "Grandcamp", the "High Flyer", and the "Wilson B. Keene"--were docked in the Texas City port. They were loaded with cargo, including ammonium nitrate fertilizer, bound for Europe to assist in the Post-World War II . . . — — Map (db m52773) HM |
| On Bay Street North at 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street North. |
| | An increasing number of disturbances along Texas' Rio Grande border after Civil War broke out in Mexico in 1910 prompted U. S. President William Taft to consider increasing the U. S. Military presence in the area. Hugh B. Moore, Texas City . . . — — Map (db m150468) HM |
| On Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site, childhood home of Jimmy (1900-1934) and Walter (1901-1935) Wedell - aviation pioneers. Jimmy designed, built, raced planes with financier Harry Williams Operated early airline at time of death in crash, held world's land plane speed record. . . . — — Map (db m50279) HM |
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