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Before colonization, native people roamed Galveston Island and the Texas Gulf Coast. Who are the Karankawa?  Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galveston Unscripted? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston !

Galveston Island has a long history of repurposing the resources around them, from Native American Shell Middens to found wood after major hurricanes. What can we repurpose today? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galveston Unscripted? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts !...

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Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Italian-Americans & Italian-Galvestonians have influenced Texas in so many ways. Galveston has been defined by Italian businesses, food, rebellion leaders, and even been dubbed "The Free State of Galveston" because of Italian influence.  Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galvesto...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Pirate and Privateer Jean Lafitte arrived in Galveston in 1817 to begin his smuggling colony. Listen to how the pirate made his mark in Galveston! Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galveston Unscripted? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Ga...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! It can be difficult to encompass the effect that an entire population or culture has on any community. For Galveston Island, Hispanic influence stems back at least 5 centuries! Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galveston Unscripted? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! Mo...

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Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! What were the days after the Great Storm like? How does the Queen City of the Gulf transform from a post cataclysmic wasteland to one of the most resilient cities in the country?  Galveston Unscripted on video! What is Galveston Unscripted? Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts !...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Through the darkening skies and dropping barometers. Word was spreading through Galveston that there could be a storm in the Gulf, but the chances that it was severe or would strike Galveston were slim according to the National Weather Bureau and the experience of many Galvestonians. No one knew it...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! The deadliest storm in United States history struck the Texas Coast on September 8th, 1900. The hurricane destroyed one of the wealthiest cities in the U.S. and changed the likes of the Gulf Coast of Texas forever. What were the days leading up to this horrific disaster like in Galveston, Texas?  G...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! The Martini family is a household name in Galveston. At one point, the Martini family owned eight theaters, one of them was opened in Galveston‘s Black Business District. The George W. Carver theater was opened in 1940. This theater was opened specifically for African-American audiences.. The Georg...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Galveston's main business street, famously known as the Strand, in the late eighteen  hundreds, was dubbed as the Wall Street of the South West, due to the influx of port vessel traffic and establishment of numerous financial institutions.  The Strand's ornate Victorian buildings  are sti...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! The nuns in new Orleans made plans to travel to Galveston, Texas to establish Ursuline academy in the fledgling city on the Gulf coast. The Ursuline academy at Galveston also served as a convent and was established in February of 1847.  The school was on a 10 acre campus on avenue in and 25th stree...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! Commercial Icon of Galveston’s historic Strand & Civil War Battleground The Hendley building also known as Hendley row. Constructed between 1855 and 1859. When this building was constructed, 20th street was considered the centerline of the city. This Greek Revival style building or buildings ar...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! The 1937 Federal Building located at 601 25th St, Galveston, TX  This building is one of Galveston‘s court houses, post office, and customs house. Built in 1937 and design by architect Alfred c. Fin, this building replaced an earlier Federal building and post office on the same site. It has been ho...

Transcript: The Texas Heroes Monument is at the intersection of Broadway and Rosenberg Avenue. The statue was sculpted by Louis Amateis, an Italian sculptor and artist. The Statue was created to commemorate the people who fought for Texas during the Texas revolution against Mexico. The Texas Heroes Monument is made mostly of light gray granite with the statue made of bronze. The four sides of the...

The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry takes travelers on SH 87 between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. The Galveston-Port bolivar ferry is a free 24 hour marine transportation system provided by the Texas Department of transportation. However, this ferry system is not the first to carry people and vehicles across the entrance to Galveston Bay. An official ferry service was not started until...

Galveston Island is home to many firsts in Texas! Here are a few firsts that Galveston can claim! First Naval base, post office, bakery, Masonic order, beach patrol, military company, cotton press law firm west of the Mississippi catholic convent, grocery store, railroad locomotive, insurance company, first telegraph & telephone, first private bank jewelry store, gas and electric lights, real...

Did you know that the American Civil war made its mark in Galveston? During the American Civil War, in October of 1862, The Union Navy had finally seized control of the Port of Galveston. Galveston was the premier port along the Texas Coast, key for shipping cotton. On New Year’s Day 1863, A joint effort between the confederate army, and a makeshift confederate naval force attacked the Union Naval...

Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! More history content on Visit Galveston ! A Spanish explorer named Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on what is believed to be Galveston Island in the year 1528. During an exploration mission, a portion of the Narváez expedition mistakenly landed on the west coast of Florida, thinking it was the East Coast of Mexico. After multiple co...