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77550 Landmarks
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The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry service is provided for free by the Texas Department of Transportation and is the only way motorists can cross the waterway between Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island.
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Michel B. Menard obtained the original land grant for Galveston and mapped the grid of streets that exists to this day. He built this classic Southern mansion in 1838, making it the oldest building in the city.
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The Powhatan House was built in 1847 by John Seabrook Sydnor, pioneer merchant and mayor, and is considered one of Texas' most beautiful Greek revival homes.
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The oldest German Catholic Church in Texas and the oldest wooden church building in Galveston, St. Joseph’s was built by German immigrants in 1859-60. The building is a simple wooden Gothic Revival structure.
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Built by one of the founders of Galveston, this house is the second oldest building on the island. The first floor of this Creole planter’s-style house was buried during the grade raising after the 1900 storm.
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Seawolf Park was built on an immigration station site and offers a three-story pavilion with a view of Galveston harbor, picnic sites, a playground area and a lighted fishing pier.
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