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Fort and settlement established here in 1817 by the freebooter Jean Lafitte who maintained headquarters here while preying on shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. The Battle of the Three Trees was fought here between Lafitte's men and Karankawa Indians…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCA_galveston-immigration-stations_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston was the port of entry for thousands of immigrants who settled in Texas and the southwest. Federal laws enacted in 1875 ended the unrestricted entry of immigrants into the country and led to the establishment of the area's first U. S. Imm…
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Notorious pirate. Settled here in 1817 with his buccaneers and ships; under Mexican flag, continued his forays against Spanish shipping in the Gulf. On this site, he built his home, Maison Rouge (Red House), which was part of his fort; and upper s…
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A bivouac in late 1816 and early 1817 for an oddly mixed group of soldiers from many nations joined in the common purpose of freeing Mexico from Spain. Under two spirited leaders— Mina (1789-1817), an impetuous young Spanish general, and Aur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHWX_1894-grand-opera-house_Galveston-TX.html
Designed by Frank Cox of New Orleans, this Romanesque revival structure served as an opera house, hotel, and restaurant when it opened for its first season in 1895. Converted to a movie theater in the 1920s, it was restored in the 1970s and 1980s …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2NM_rosewood-cemetery_Galveston-TX.html
Galveston's firstAfrican American cemetery1911-1944 Site donated toGalveston Historical Foundationby John and Judy Saracco, 2006 Listed as a historical burial groundby the Texas Historical Commission
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