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  2. 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 ...

  3. Port of Galveston immigration - Wikipedia

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    The immigrant inspection station at the Port of Galveston, in Galveston, Texas, was the gateway for tens of thousands of immigrants to the Southwest of the United States. Galveston was one of the largest cities in Texas until the hurricane of 1900 devastated the city. The Galveston station opened in 1906. [1]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Need a family trip that’s fun for everyone? A cruise out of ...

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    Luckily for Texans, Galveston port in Houston is a hub for cruise lines that go to Mexico, the Caribbean or Bahamas. This gives families the perfect opportunity to avoid the cost and business of ...

  6. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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    The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [ 6] The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla. The original Pleasure Pier featured rides, an ...

  7. Bolivar Roads (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 1352629. 1384774. Bolivar Roads is a natural navigable strait fringed by Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island emerging as a landform on the Texas Gulf Coast. [4] The natural waterway inlet has a depth of 45 feet (14 m) with an island to peninsula shoreline width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km).

  8. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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    10 feet (3.0 m) Settlements. 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 ...

  9. Thousands stranded on cruise ships in the Gulf by Harvey - AOL

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    The Chronicle reported that a total of 1.73 million passengers left on cruises in 2016 from the port at Galveston, where an expanded cruise terminal opened last year.