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2. Pelican Island (Texas) - Wikipedia

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   Pelican Island is an island located in Galveston County, Texas.It is part of the city of Galveston and is linked to Galveston Island by the Pelican Island causeway.The island is home to the Texas A&M University at Galveston as well as two museum ships—the destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) and the submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244)—and Seawolf Park.

3. List of islands of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Clear Lake Shores (Galveston County) Cove Island (Chambers County) Coulter Island (Chambers County) [5] Coyote Island; Dagger Island; Dewberry Island; Galveston Island; Goat Island (Galveston County) Goat Island (Tarrant County) Grass Island; Hannah Island; Horse Island (Chambers County) Ingleside Point; Lawrence Island' (Chambers County) [6 ...

4. Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.

5. Hotel Galvez - Wikipedia

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   Preceding the Hotel Galvez overlooking the beach was the Beach Hotel, designed by Nicholas J. Clayton and completed in 1883. It was located on Tremont Street. The Beach Hotel was similar in style to some of the grand hotels built in the 1870s, the San Francisco Palace, the United States Hotel, and the Grand Union Hotel.

6. Anna Maria Island - Wikipedia

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   Legend states that "a Spanish explorer" named the place "Ana Maria Cay" in honor of the Virgin Mary and her mother, Ann. [9] A common myth reported that Ponce de León (died 1521) named the island for Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Neuburg (born 1667), the queen of Charles II of Spain (born 1661), the sponsor of his expedition.

7. Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia

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   The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island. [1]