posted by admin on May 9
just a sentence or two on…
Paris, Texas
and
Galveston, Texas.
thanks xx
I have a friend named Paris who lives in Texas.
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posted by admin on May 2
I am inquiring to see how mainland Houstonians traveled to Galveston prior to the Causeway being built. What were the routes to get to the island and the locations of the routes.
Also, if the causeway cannot be used, how would people get to Houston? Are there any other routes to get off or on the island other than the causeway.
The current ferry is at Port Boliver and it takes you to the area of Boliver Peninsula which then takes you to I10 and to go back to Houston, its and additional 90miles out of your way.
I need to know coming from Houston all routes in the past and current you can take to get to the island from Houston by not crossing the causeway bridge which is I45s
The next best way to get to Houston is over the toll bridge at the west end of galveston island and then to Freeport Texas, and up 288 into Houston. This is a longer drive than the causeway, but shorter than using the Bolivar Ferry.
There has been a causeway since about the 1850′s except for a few years when it was damaged by Hurricanes. The original causeway was just a wooden railroad trestle, The railroad was the way people and freight traveled to Houston in the early days. Prior to that people just used ferries, Ferries were also used if the railroad was damaged.
posted by admin on Jan 24
Coming down the coastal prairie from Houston on Interstate 45, you can smell the ghosts before you can see or hear them. They smell sweet and moldy, like the unfocused memory of some lost sensation jarred unexpectedly to mind . — from chapter oneGalveston — a small, flat island off the Texas Gulf coast — has seen some of the state s most amazing history and fascinating people. First settled by the Karankawa Indians, long suspected of cannibalism, it was where the stranded Cabeza de Vaca came ashore in the 16th century. Pirate Jean Lafitte used it as a hideout in the early 1800s and both General Sam Houston and General James Long (with his wife, Jane, the Mother of Texas ) stayed on its shores. More modern notable names on the island include Robert Kleberg and the Moody, Sealy and Kempner families who dominated commerce and society well into the twentieth century.Captured by both sides during the Civil War and the scene of a devastating sea battle, the city flourished during Reconstruction and became a lead
posted by admin on Jan 13
More than a century later, the Galveston hurricane of 1900 is still the largest natural disaster in American history Pounding most of the historic island city to rubble, and claiming perhaps as many as eight thousand lives, the storm stranded Galveston s stunned survivors without a bridge to the mainland. When the bridge was rebuilt, amazingly in eleven days, only the most stalwart — like fictive young diarist J. T. King — would choose to stay.Extensive primary-source research forms the backbone of J. T. s thrillingly authentic and richly detailed diary. An historic appendix, complete with photos and map, will be useful to young readers and teachers alike.
trying to find history on the Gulf and Interstate railroad.It Ran from Beaumont Tx. To galveston,Tx?
posted by admin on Jan 8
http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/burton/g&i.htm
posted by admin on Nov 22
In this work, Elizabeth Turner addresses a central question in post-Reconstruction social history: why did middle-class women expand their activities from the private to the public sphere and begin, in the years just before World War I, an unprecedented activism? Using Galveston as a casestudy, Turner examines how a generally conservative, traditional environment could produce important women s organizations for Progressive reform. She concludes that the women of Galveston, though slow to respond to national movements, were stirred to action on behalf of their local community. Localorganizations, particularly Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, and traditional everyday social activities provided a nurturing environment for budding reformers, and a foundation for activist organizations and programs such as poor relief and progressive reform. Ultimately, women becamepoliticized even as they continued their roles as guardians of traditional domestic values. Women, Culture, and Community will appeal to scholars
posted by admin on Nov 19
The history and science of hurricanes, from the historic Galveston storm of 1900 to Katrina, with detailed diagrams and spectacular color photographs.
posted by admin on Nov 13
I need some help on an essay i’m writing for Texas History.
1] Reasons on: How is Galveston important to the development of Texas?
2] Historical Significance of Galveston?
Thanks in advance! 
Prior to the 1900 Storm, Galveston was the largest city in Texas. It was also an important port city. Galveston history is truly unique, from cannabalistic Indians, to pirates, to socialites. But, it’s far too involved to answer it in this question. Try looking here to start your search: http://www.galveston.com/history/.
posted by admin on Oct 28
DALLAS — Immigration agents arrested 280 people in Texas during a six-month national roundup of gang members and criminals.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday that agents working with state and local officials made the arrests as part of Operation Community Shield. The sweep ended Sept. 30. and focused on gangs with foreign-born members.
ICE says 127 were arrested in North Texas and 113 in the Houston-Galveston area. Those included members or associates of such international gangs as MS-13, Surenos and Laotian Oriental Killer Boyz.
Officials say the 89-city operation led to 1,785 arrests nationwide of people suspected of gang and criminal activity or immigration violations.
ICE says 35 percent of those arrested in the nationwide operation have violent criminal histories and more than 1,400 are suspected gang members. About 905 people face criminal charges.
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa091015_wz_apiceroundup.21cb6e736.html
They should nab ALL gang members! Not just gang members of a particular race. Gang bangers are a nuisance to society. The more we rid our streets of them, the safer the streets will be.
posted by admin on Sep 13
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