Historical Markers in Galveston, Texas

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• Burial Site of David G. Burnetplaced 1967

  (1788-1870) Provisional President of Texas (March 16, 1836 - Oct. 22, 1836). A man of strong principle who carried a gun in one pocket and a Bible in…

• General Sidney Shermanplaced 1936

  [back] Born in Massachusetts July 23, 1805. Came to Texas February 1836 as captain of a company of volunteers he had recruited in Kentucky and Ohio.

• George Campbell Childressplaced 1991

  (January 8, 1804 - October 6, 1841) Born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee, family, George Campbell Childress attended Davidson Academy (later…

• Galveston "News," C. S.A.placed 1964

  Founded 1842 by Samuel Bangs, Texas' first printer. Published after 1843 by Willard Richardson, who put up the first 4-story building in Galveston to…

• Galveston Orphans Homeplaced 2015

  The Island City Orphans Home of the 1870s and 1880s was created to provide refuge for Protestant and Jewish children in Galveston.

• Galveston, C. S. A.placed 1965

  Most important Texas seaport during the Civil War. Had consulates of England, France and Spain and worldwide recognition as a cotton exporter.

Galveston on the Texas history calendar

• March 16: Burial Site of David G. Burnet
• January 30: First Baptist Church of Galveston
• October 1: Galveston "News," C. S.A.
• November 15: Galveston Orphans Home
• December 25: Galveston, C. S. A.
• July 23: General Sidney Sherman
• October 6: George Campbell Childress
• September 21: Levi Charles Meyers Harby
• September 8: Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum
• December 23: Peter Leroy Colombo
• June 28: SS Selma
• July 1: The Galveston Movement
• January 16: The Mexican Telegraph Company / The Zimmermann Telegram

All 161 historical markers in Galveston

• 1871 Thomas Jefferson League Building1979
• Albertine Hall Yeager2021
• Albertson Home2014
• American Red Cross, Galveston County Chapter1994
• Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church1981
• Baden-Sproule House1989
• Ball High School1988
• Battle of Galveston
• Best-Lucas House2005
• Boddeker House2001
• Burial Site of David G. Burnet1967
• Carl and Hilda Biehl House2012
• Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino1994
• Cedar Lawn2008
• Clarke-Jockusch Home1965
• Confederate Mariner: Leon Smith1965
• Dr. Frederick K. and Lucy Adelaide Fisher House1993
• E. S. Levy and Company1966
• Early History of Galveston County1966
• Eaton Memorial Chapel1970
• First Baptist Church of Galveston1998
• First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank1971
• First Lutheran Church1969
• First Navy of the Republic of Texas1936
• First Presbyterian Church1968
• First Union Baptist Church1993
• Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle1978
• Franklin-Wandless House1999
• Frederick William Beissner House1990
• Gaido's Famous Seafood Restaurant2014
• Gail Borden, Jr.1936
• Galveston "News," C. S.A.1964
• Galveston Artillery Club2004
• Galveston Chamber of Commerce1970
• Galveston County, 1901 - 19651967
• Galveston Garten Verein1971
• Galveston Historical Foundation2002
• Galveston Immigration Stations1993
• Galveston in the Republic of Texas1965
• Galveston Island1967
• Galveston Medical College1968
• Galveston Office of the National Weather Service1971
• Galveston Orphans Home2015
• Galveston Quarantine Stations1993
• Galveston, C. S. A.1965
• Galveston: Gateway to Texas1965
• Galveston's African American Lifeguards2022
• General Sidney Sherman1936
• George Campbell Childress1991
• George Fox House1981
• George H. Nicholls2013
• George Seeligson Home1976
• Grace Episcopal Church1967
• Grand Opera House 18941990
• Greek Orthodox Cemetery2014
• Greensville S. Dowell1986
• Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company1993
• Hagemann-Cobb House1982
• Heidenheimer-Hunter Building1987
• Hendley's Row1981
• Holy Rosary Catholic Church2017
• Homesite of Dr. William Keiller1988
• Hotel Galvez1980
• Hutchings House1962
• Hutchings House1962
• Hutchings, Sealy & Co. Buildings1993
• J. F. Smith House1990
• J. Levy & Bro.1992
• Jack Johnson2010
• Jacobs Home1977
• James N. Davis House1979
• James S. Waters House2016
• Jean Lafitte1965
• Jessie May McGuire Dent2020
• John and Eliza Hertford House1993
• John Bankhead Magruder1994
• John M. Jones House1979
• John Smith House1987
• Julius H. Ruhl Residence1984
• Juneteenth2014
• Lafitte's Grove1936
• Landes-McDonough House1973
• Lasker Home for Children1980
• Leon & H. Blum Co. Building1986
• Levi Charles Meyers Harby2014
• Lt. Commander Edward Lea2005
• Magale Building1978
• Major Leon Dyer2011
• Mallory-Produce Building1962
• Mardi Gras in Galveston2017
• Mathilda Wehmeyer German-American Kindergarten School2017
• Maud Moller House1983
• Menard-Ganter House1992
• Michel B. Menard1994
• Moody Hall2017
• Near Campsites of Louis-Michel Aury and Francisco Xavier Mina1968
• Nicholas D. Labadie2002
• Nicholas J. Clayton1982
• Norris Wright Cuney1989
• Old Galveston Market House and City Hall2014
• Old Red, Ashbel Smith Building1969
• Olga Samaroff2016
• Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum1994
• Peter Leroy Colombo2008
• Pier 19, Mosquito Fleet Berth1974
• Poole-Parker House1980
• Powhatan and Mattie Wren House2007
• Powhatan House1967
• Public Education for Blacks in Galveston1977
• Rabbi Henry Cohen1980
• Reconstruction to 1900, Galveston County1967
• Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church1975
• Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church1975
• Rosewood Cemetery2010
• Sacred Heart Church1981
• Samuel May Williams1986
• Samuel May Williams1935
• Santa Fe Union Station1983
• Shiloh A. M. E. Church1971
• Site of Magnolia Grove Cemetery1993
• Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy1996
• Sonnentheil Home1962
• SS Selma1995
• St. Joseph's Church1978
• St. Mary's Cathedral1967
• St. Mary's Hospital1980
• St. Patrick Catholic Church1996
• St. Paul United Methodist Church1990
• Stewart Property1983
• Texas Revolution and Civil War, Galveston County1967
• Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution1991
• The Bishop's Palace1967
• The Cottage1966
• The Cradle1962
• The Galveston Movement2008
• The Heidenheimer Bros. - Marine Building1986
• The Maas House1976
• The Mexican Telegraph Company / The Zimmermann Telegram2017
• The Moody Home1967
• The Original Galveston Seawall1975
• The Rosenberg Library1970
• The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin1989
• The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon1991
• The Stewart Building1978
• The Wilbur Cherry House1981
• Thomas Chubb House1981
• Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church1965
• Trube House1965
• Ursuline Convent in the Civil War1963
• Ursuline Nuns in Galveston1997
• Victor Gustafson Home1985
• W. P. Ballinger Law Firm1967
• Warren D. C. Hall1993
• Washington Hotel1991
• Wegner House2014
• Wesley Tabernacle United Methodist Church2007
• West Galveston Island1967
• William and Lena Juneman Smith2016
• William Lewis Moody, Jr.1971
• William Tennant Austin1971
• Williams-Tucker House, 1837-401964

Historical markers near Galveston

• Port Bolivar5 stories · 6 mi
• Texas City23 stories · 9 mi
• Dickinson6 stories · 19 mi
• Seabrook5 stories · 24 mi
• La Porte5 stories · 30 mi
• Baytown18 stories · 33 mi

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