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Supporters: The Galveston County Museum Star State Fire Company No. 3 | First Integrated Fire Department in Galveston The official formation and date of Star State Fire Company No. 3 is unknown due to records lost to a fire in 1869. However, it is known that the fire company was founded before the Civil War. Most likely in 1859. The fire company was founded as a volunteer department due to the nee...

Maceo Spice & Import Company | Maceo family legacy The Maceo family has a well-established name in Galveston history. Sam and Rosario Maceo arrived in Galveston from New Orleans in the early 1900s. Founders of the turf club and the famous Balinese Room, the Maceo family built a business empire in Galveston. One of those enterprises began in 1944, Maceo spice & Import Company. In the early...

Wooden Structures in the Downtown Business District | Fire Limits Wooden structures such as this are scarce around the downtown area as most buildings in the downtown business district were required to be fortified against fire throughout the 1800s. While most of Galveston’s downtown district buildings are made of brick and cast iron, very few remain that remind us of an old west town. When Galves...

The Green Book in Galveston | Rosenberg Avenue between Market St. & Post Office St. The Green book was created by a man named Victor Hugo Green, an African-American postal carrier from Harlem. The original Green book was published in 1936. During the era of racial segregation, the green book was a valuable publication offering resources, contacts, and addresses, providing African-American trav...

Galveston's Historic Red Light District | Island of tolerated sin Galveston isn’t known as the Sin City of the South just for gambling or Galveston’s prohibition of prohibition. Galveston has a long documented history of prostitution in the Red Light District. There’s no doubt that prostitution in Galveston dates back to before the city was founded, but the Red Light District as we know it to...

George W. Carver Theatre | Teatro Rey | La Plaza Theatre In Galveston, the Martini family is a household name. These days the Martini name can be found on 21st and Church Street on the old Martini theater and here, just west of Rosenberg Avenue on Market Street. At one point, the Martini family owned eight theaters, one of which was opened in Galveston‘s Black Business District. The George W. Carv...

Wesley Tabernacle United Methodist Church | Strength and Perseverance from the beginning The African American Methodist community in Galveston dates back to 1848 when Gail Borden deeded land on Broadway for a church for the enslaved. Following the Civil War, the congregation changed its affiliation from Methodist Episcopal Church to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination. The Church became k...

Galveston's Black Business District Beginning in the late 1800s, the area west of 25th St. and North Broadway was the center of Galveston‘s Black business district with restaurants, theaters, insurance companies, and grocery stores, most owned, operated, and built by black citizens of Galveston. Names like Gus Allen, TD Armstrong, Albert Feas, “Neat” and Mary James, and Maggie Fisher were Sta...

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📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Bonus episode: James Anderson is the author of Galveston Burning: A History of the Fire Department and Major Conflagrations. During our soundcheck, I find out that James is a huge fan of Sam Houston. We discuss many aspects of his life after the battle of San Jacinto. Did you know...

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📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode:  https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/beach-patrol-peter-davis-interview Chief Peter Davis is the President of the United States Lifeguarding Association, the Secretary General of Aquatics International, and Chief of Galve...

Buy Galveston Burning: A history of the Fire Department and major conflagrations   📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode: https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/james-anderson-galveston-burning James Anderson is an Author and student of history, and he joins Galv...

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Supporters: Galveston Running Tours: https://galvestonrunningtours.com/ 📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Learn more about George, his life, and philanthropy: https://www.mitchellhistoricproperties.com/about/philanthropy/ I sat down with Larry and Tikie Kriticos to discuss Greeks on Galveston Island. They ended up...

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📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Absolute Equality is located at 2201 Strand St, Galveston, TX 77550 To s upport these projects exhibited in this episode: Juneteenth Legacy Project : https://www.juneteenthlegacyproject.com/ NIA Cultural Center : https://niacultural.org/ Sam Collins Speaking engagements : https://t...

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Supporters: Galveston Running Tours: https://galvestonrunningtours.com/ 📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Tour with Spotify: 👂 Listen: Quick History of Galveston 👂 Listen: Texas Firsts 👂 Listen: The Great Fire of 1885 👂 Listen: Port of Galveston Interested in information covered in this episode? Dive deeper int...

Supporters: The Galveston County Museum 📍 Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱 Social and other ways to explore Texas History Tour with Spotify: 👂 Listen: 1877 Tall Ship Elissa 👂 Listen: East End Historical District 👂 Listen: Texas Heroes Monument 👂 Listen: Quick History of Galveston 👂 Listen: The Strand 👂 Listen: Pier 21 👂 Listen: Port of Galveston This epis...

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