These documents describe several different tourist attractions for the County of Galveston, including Galveston Beach, Fort San Jacinto, and the Mosquito Fleet, as well as how to get to those places.
These documents describe the Battle of Galveston which occurred on January 1, 1863 during the American Civil War. The battle was a victory for the confederate forces and left them with several Union warships. The last of these documents also...
These documents discuss Jean Lafitte, a notorious pirate who settled to rule the Galveston area. Lafitte was among other things a rum runner, slave trader, and the self-styled "Lord of Galveston."
These documents discuss the early names of the Galveston area and when the current name Galveston was established. Early names include: Malhado ; St. Louis ; Isle de Culebra ; Galveztown ; Campeachy ; Saccharappa.
These documents discuss the fortifications of Galveston which comprise the harbor defenses. The documents talk about the forts as they were in 1937 when the paper was written as well as the earlier history of the fortifications and who was in...
These documents discuss the history of Liberty county and how the events that occurred there helped the state of Texas to gain its independence from Mexico. The documents begin: "Little has been told of the early history of Liberty County and of...
These documents discuss the history of parochial schools in Galveston, Texas, which began with the establishment of the Ursuline Convent. Most of the schools are associated with the Catholic Church, except one large Lutheran church, St. John's...
These documents discuss the history of the water supply of Galveston, Texas as well as the history of how the water formations around Galveston has changed over time.
These papers describe the history of the Rice Institute from the new foundation and endowment for education to the departments on campus in the 1920s. The Rice Institute later became Rice University.
