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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12YA_julius-h-ruhl-residence_Galveston-TX.html
A native of Prussia, Julius H. Ruhl came to Galveston in 1872. He served as cashier and clerk for the mercantile firm of Kauffman & Runge until his death in 1882. This home, which Ruhl had constructed in 1874-75, remained in his family until 1962.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12Y4_trube-house_Galveston-TX.html
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: fam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12X5_sonnentheil-home_Galveston-TX.html
Built in 1886-87 for German native Jacob Sonnentheil (d. 1908), this home probably was designed by prominent Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton. Sonnentheil served with the Confederacy during the Civil War and operated a wholesale dry goods s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W2_the-galveston-movement_Galveston-TX.html
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 c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W1_congregation-b-nai-israel-synagogue_Galveston-TX.html
Erected in 1870. Cultural and religious center for 85 years. Second oldest temple in Texas. Converted to Masonic Temple in 1953.
Henry Cohen, rabbi from 1888-1950, was noted adviser and beloved humanitarian to the entire city.Recorded Texas His…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12VA_originial-oleander-planting-in-galveston_Galveston-TX.html
Brought from Jamaica, 1841, by local businessman Joseph Osterman; planted by Osterman's sister, Mrs. Isidore Dyer, in yard of her home at this location. Transplanted when new structure was placed here, 1939, this oleander is an outgrowth of origin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12V7_st-josephs-church_Galveston-TX.html
In the 1840s and 1850s, Galveston was a major point of entry for German immigrants. Bishop John M. Odin recommended construction of this church in 1859-60 for the German Catholic population. Joseph Bleicke, a German-born carpenter, built the frame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM123V_hutchings-house_Galveston-TX.html
Erected in 1856 for businessman John Henry Hutchings and his new wife Minnie (Knox), this structure was designed to resemble an Italian villa. It was damaged in an 1885 storm, and noted architect Nicholas Clayton did the extensive repair and renov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM123U_hutchings-house_Galveston-TX.html
John Henry Hutchings was born in North Carolina in 1822. After living in New Orleans for several years, he moved to Galveston in 1845. Two years later he entered into a partnership with John Sealy to sell dry goods in Sabine Pass. They returned to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM123M_galveston-office-of-the-national-weather-service_Galveston-TX.html
First weather service office in Texas, and one of first in the United States; established April 19, 1871, slightly over a year after Congress passed an act in Feb. 1870 creating the Public Weather Service of the United States under the Army Signal…