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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27JU_the-tremont-houses_Galveston-TX.html
The present Tremont House is the third Galveston hotel to bear the name. The island's first Tremont House was built by the firm of McKinney and Williams in 1839 on the southwest corner of Postoffice and Tremont Streets.
An impressive two-story s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ID_carl-and-hilda-biehl-house_Galveston-TX.html
In 1902, Galveston was still recovering from the most devastating hurricane in recorded history. Many buildings were badly damaged, including the house at 1416 Broadway. In the early 1900s, Carl Christian Biehl immigrated to Galveston from Germany…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TEP_galveston-orphans-home-historical_Galveston-TX.html
The Island City Orphans Home of the 1870s and 1880s was created to provide refuge for Protestant and Jewish children in Galveston. The orphanage operated out of its original wooden structure for the next twelve years, narrowly escaping destruction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PDK_the-texas-navy_Galveston-TX.html
1836 - 1845
In commemoration of
The Texas Navy
that played heroic part
in the struggle of
the Texas Republic
and made headquarters at
the port of Galveston
Erected by
the Texas Society
Daughters of the American Colonists
April 21, 193…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PDJ_galveston-world-war-i-honor-roll_Galveston-TX.html
1917 Honor Roll 1918
We with uncovered head
salute the sacred dead
who went and who return not.
McDonald, Margaret · Astal, Douglas N. · Berg, George · Bone, Albert R. · Brown, William H. &middo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MZS_galveston-medical-college_Galveston-TX.html
First medical college in Texas and predecessor of the University of Texas Medical Branch, the school opened in 1865 as a branch of Soule University at Chappell Hill. Although equipment during the first session consisted of one skeleton, one obstet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HNF_fort-san-jacinto_Galveston-TX.html
The northeastern tip of Galveston Island has seen defense fortifications since the early 1800's. Crude Spanish and French forts (1816-1818) gave way to small sand forts and batteries constructed by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1844. In 1863 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GT6_jack-johnson_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston native Arthur John "Jack" Johnson (1878-1946) was the first African American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He grew up in Galveston's East East and honed his fighting skills working on the wharves. During the 1900 storm, Johnson help…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GNL_juneteenth_Galveston-TX.html
Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Sep. 22, 1862, announced, "That on the 1st day of January. A.D. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CL4_the-bloody-sunday-commemoration_Londonderry-Northern-Ireland.html
This mural was painted to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. A circle frames the faces of the 14 victims with the youngest in the centre. The circle is the symbol of wholeness, the goal of the healing process. Fourteen oak leaves, …