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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO58_confederate-mariner-leon-smith_Galveston-TX.html
"Lion" of Texas coastal defense during the Civil War. Commanded marine department of military district.
Born in New England, went to sea at 13. By age 20 was a captain. In 1850's commanded on the Galveston to New Orleans run of Southern Mail S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO08_hotel-galvez_Galveston-TX.html
Built at a cost of $1,000,000, this hotel was financed by local businessmen and public subscribers to help the economy of Galveston following the 1900 hurricane. Completed in 1911, it was designed by the St. Louis firm of Mauran and Russell. The S…
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 …