Bob Hall Pier, Padre Island

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Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island by onpadreisland

Galveston Sunset

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Named after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, Galveston’s first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816 by...

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Port Isabel

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As one of the oldest cities in extreme south Texas, Port Isabel has a long and interesting history dating back to 1519 when it was charted by Spanish...

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Brazos Bend State Park

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Wonderful view of the wetlands at Brazos Bend State Park in Needville. Photo Bill Jacomet

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Surfside

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Looks like a painting, doesn’t it? It’s a time exposure of the sun rising over the Gulf of Mexico from Surfside. Photo Mabry Campbell

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St. Josephs in Galveston

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St. Joseph’s in Galveston is a deconsecrated historic church building managed as a community and historic resource by GHF. The oldest German...

Hotel Galvez in Galveston by David Kozlowski

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Hotel Galvez, Galveston

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Galveston civic leaders planned on building the Hotel Galvez in 1898 after a fire destroyed another large hotel (the Beach Hotel) on Galveston Island...