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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DR6_samson-heidenheimer-building_Galveston-TX.html
Samson Heidenheimer Building. Samson Heidenheimer, pioneer Galveston merchant, had this building erected in 1877 on the site of the Grand Southern Hotel. The Grand Southern was a four-story forty-room Victorian Hotel of brick construction. . . …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3J_old-galveston-square_Galveston-TX.html
Old Galveston Square. . Situated between two wharves and close to the Customs House, this site was an ideal location for early Galveston businesses. Retail and wholesale merchants began trading here in hardware, jewelry, real estate, crockery, tob…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CY4_ss-selma_Galveston-TX.html
SS Selma. . Steel shortages during World War I led the U.S. to build experimental concrete ships, the largest of which was the SS Selma, today partially submerged in Galveston Bay and visible from this site. It was built in Mobile, Alabama, and na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CY3_burial-site-of-david-g-burnet-1788-1870_Galveston-TX.html
Burial Site of David G. Burnet (1788-1870). Provisional President of Texas (March 16, 1836 - Oct. 22, 1836). A man of strong principle who carried a gun in one pocket and a Bible in the other, Burnet acted as a cohesive force in the chaotic days o…
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Galveston: Gateway to Texas. . From the time of the earliest documented history, the Gulf of Mexico has been the main point of entry into Texas. Some settlers of the 1820s even came by keelboat, going ashore along the way to kill game, in the same…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CY0_galveston-quarantine-stations_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston Quarantine Stations. . Unregulated entry of immigrants through the Port of Galveston in the late 1830s greatly contributed to local outbreaks of yellow fever and other communicable diseases. The young city instituted quarantine measures …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXZ_the-rev-henry-p-young_Galveston-TX.html
The Rev. Henry P. Young. (October 2, 1817-September 12, 1901). 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.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXX_william-tennant-austin_Galveston-TX.html
William Tennant Austin. (January 30, 1809 - February 25, 1874). 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 distan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CX5_valentine-t-dalton_Galveston-TX.html
Valentine T. Dalton. . A veteran of the War of 18 12 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. var plainText = document.getElementById('…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CX4_henry-journeay_Galveston-TX.html
Henry Journeay. . Who served in the Army of Texas, 1836 and was a member of the Mier Expedition, 1842 Born in New York June 23, 1815 Died July 2, 1870. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; …
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