On 20th Street south of Postoffice Street (Avenue E), on the right when traveling north.
In 1854, a congressional appropriation was secured for the erection of a government building in Galveston for the customs, post office departments, the United States Court, and the United States Marshal.
Three lots on the southeast corner . . . — — Map (db m118960) HM
On Postoffice Street (Avenue E) east of 20th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Authorized by
The Congress of the United States
* March 4, 1854 *
Construction completed
* March 31, 1864 *
This was the first building erected
by the United States of America
for civil uses in the State of Texas
. . . — — Map (db m118965) HM
On Post Office Street at 20th Street, on the right when traveling east on Post Office Street.
In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its archive grew, but in 1880, the secretary died, telling no one where to find the collection. In 1885, . . . — — Map (db m118966) HM
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