From Galveston & Downtown Houston 25 Miles Of Hike and Bike Trails 6 Miles Of Paddle Trails 100 Subdivisions With Over 40,000 Households 850 Acres Of City Parks and Open Space 15 City Parks Featuring Trails, Athletics Facilities, and Water Recreation ...
Love my new golf cart to use here in Galveston! It was street ready! I bought online on a Sunday and delivered the next day! The process was so easy! Jan Bach 8 months ago Love my golf cart I got from Jak’d. Everyone was so nice and made my purchase fast and easy. I have to...
While far from the major battlefields of the American Civil War, Texas contributed large numbers of soldiers and equipment.[103] Union troops briefly occupied the state's primary port, Galveston. Texas's border with Mexico was known as the "backdoor of the Confederacy" because trade occurred at...
The sweltering heat wave of 1936 claimed the lives of 5,000 people across the U.S. butdidn't receive widespread coverageby leading newspapers at the time. During the 2019 heat wave in the state, Galveston's temperature stayed at 100 degrees for40 hours. The heat felt even more stifling d...
of Tevet, 5624): Rosh Chodesh Tevet; Sixth Day of Chanukah 1863: As Jews prepared to kindle the seventh Chanukah candle Union forces under General Sherman took on the Confederates 3 miles below Arkansas Post in what would turn out to be a two-day battle while off the coast of Galveston,...