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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCC_karankawa-campsite_Jamaica-Beach-TX.html
In this area is one of several known Karankawa campsites or burial grounds. Now extinct, the nomadic Indians lived along the Texas coast, depending on the Gulf for survival. In 1528 they aided Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca, but resisted all intr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCB_lafittes-grove_Galveston-TX.html
Fort and settlement established here in 1817 by the freebooter Jean Lafitte who maintained headquarters here while preying on shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. The Battle of the Three Trees was fought here between Lafitte's men and Karankawa Indians…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCA_galveston-immigration-stations_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston was the port of entry for thousands of immigrants who settled in Texas and the southwest. Federal laws enacted in 1875 ended the unrestricted entry of immigrants into the country and led to the establishment of the area's first U. S. Imm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKC8_jean-lafitte_Galveston-TX.html
Notorious pirate. Settled here in 1817 with his buccaneers and ships; under Mexican flag, continued his forays against Spanish shipping in the Gulf. On this site, he built his home, Maison Rouge (Red House), which was part of his fort; and upper s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKC7_near-campsites-of-louis-michel-aury-and-francisco-xavier-mina_Galveston-TX.html
A bivouac in late 1816 and early 1817 for an oddly mixed group of soldiers from many nations joined in the common purpose of freeing Mexico from Spain. Under two spirited leaders— Mina (1789-1817), an impetuous young Spanish general, and Aur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHWX_1894-grand-opera-house_Galveston-TX.html
Designed by Frank Cox of New Orleans, this Romanesque revival structure served as an opera house, hotel, and restaurant when it opened for its first season in 1895. Converted to a movie theater in the 1920s, it was restored in the 1970s and 1980s …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UK_frank-bell-jr_La-Marque-TX.html
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 America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2U5_pauls-union-church_La-Marque-TX.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2NM_rosewood-cemetery_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston's firstAfrican American cemetery1911-1944 Site donated toGalveston Historical Foundationby John and Judy Saracco, 2006 Listed as a historical burial groundby the Texas Historical Commission
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2N6_stringfellow-orchards_Hitchcock-TX.html
Nationally and internationally recognized horticulturist Henry Martyn Stringfellow (1839-1912) started an experimental garden and orchard at this location in 1883. In 1890 he published a treatise containing innovative organic gardening methods tha…
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