37 Facts About Galveston Texas

The Port of Galveston Texas was established in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico following its independence from Spain.

Much of Galveston Texas's economy is centered in the tourism, health care, shipping, and financial industries.

Galveston Texas was working under the orders of Bernardo de Galvez.

In 1839, the City of Galveston adopted a charter and was incorporated by the Congress of the Republic of Texas.

In 1867 Galveston Texas suffered a yellow fever epidemic; about 1800 people died in the city.

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Galveston Texas was a cosmopolitan city and one of the more successful during Reconstruction; the Freedmen's Bureau was headquartered here.

The 1966 book The Galveston Texas That Was helped encourage the preservation movement.

City of Galveston is situated on Galveston Island, a barrier island off the Texas Gulf coast near the mainland coast.

Galveston Texas is home to six historic districts with over 60 structures listed representing architectural significance in the National Register of Historic Places.

Since the early 20th century, Galveston Texas has been popularly known as the 'Oleander City' because of a long history of cultivating Nerium oleander, a subtropical evergreen shrub which thrives on the island.

Since 1967 the International Oleander Society has operated in Galveston Texas, which promotes the cultivation of the plant, organizes an Oleander festival every spring and maintains a commemorative Oleander garden in the city.

Galveston Texas contains a large and historically significant collection of 19th-century buildings in the United States.

One of the first brick structures in Galveston Texas, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a recorded Galveston Texas Historic Landmark.

Galveston Texas is the home port to Royal Caribbean International's, MS Liberty of the Seas, which is the largest cruise ship ever based here and one of the largest ships in the world.

In September 2012 Disney Cruise Line's Disney Magic became based in Galveston Texas, offering four-, six-, seven-, and eight-day cruises to the Caribbean and the Bahamas.

Galveston Texas is a popular tourist destination which in 2007 brought $808 million to the local economy and attracted 5.

Previously Galveston Texas had a 40-acre aquarium theme park called Sea-Arama Marineworld, which opened in 1965, closed in January 1990, and was demolished in 2006.

Galveston Texas is ranked the number one cruise port on the Gulf Coast and fourth in the United States.

Galveston Texas Summer Musicals was a professional summer stock theater company performing at Galveston Texas's Moody Gardens.

The center exhibits contemporary art, often by Galveston Texas-based artists, and offers educational and outreach programs.

Galveston Texas Ballet is a regional pre-professional ballet company and academy serving Galveston Texas county.

Galveston Texas is within the County Precinct 1; as of 2008 Patrick Doyle serves as the Commissioner of Precinct 1.

Galveston Texas is home to two post-secondary institutions offering traditional degrees in higher education.

City of Galveston Texas is served by Galveston Texas Independent School District, which includes six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, Ball High School.

Galveston Texas has several state-funded charter schools not affiliated with local school districts, including kindergarten through 8th grade Ambassadors Preparatory Academy and pre-kindergarten through 8th Grade Odyssey Academy.

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Originally licensed in Galveston Texas, KGUL was the second television station to launch in the Houston area after KPRC-TV.

The Galveston Texas hospital is one of only four in the chain of 22 non-profit Shriners hospitals, that provides acute burns care.

Galveston Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the first federal court in Texas, is based in Galveston and has jurisdiction over the counties of Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers and Matagorda.

The United States Postal Service operates several post offices in Galveston Texas, including the Galveston Texas Main Post Office and the Bob Lyons Post Office Station.

Galveston Texas is ranked the number one cruise port on the Gulf Coast and fourth in the United States.

Scholes International Airport at Galveston Texas is a two-runway airport in Galveston Texas; the airport is primarily used for general aviation, offshore energy transportation, and some limited military operations.

Galveston Texas assigned numbers to names of north–south streets, with First Street on the far eastern side of the grid, and the numbered street names increased as they progressed westward.

Intercity bus service to Galveston Texas was previously operated by Kerrville Bus Company; following the company's acquisition by Coach USA, service was operated by Megabus.

Galveston Texas was the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and Deborah Read.

Later Jack Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Texas Giant", became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion.

Cody Lynn Boyd, Texas singer-songwriter was raised as a child in Galveston, Texas until Hurricane Rita.

Galveston Texas is best remembered for defeating the New York Yankees in the final game of the 1944 MLB season, giving the St Louis Browns their only pennant.