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Galveston, Texas | Home to a handful of Texas firsts
Galveston, Texas | Home to a handful of Texas firsts
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1 minute
Released:
Jul 8, 2022
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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 estate firm, hospital and trade union, drug store, opera house, cotton exchange, orphanage, medical college, electric street cars, golf course and country club. Galveston was also the location of the first public library and all black high school. For more from Galveston Unscripted or to deep dive into Galveston history: visitgalveston.comGalveston Unscripted What is Galveston Unscripted?Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! More history content on Visit Galveston!
Released:
Jul 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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