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2. Beach Hotel (Galveston) - Wikipedia

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   The Beach Hotel was a seasonal resort in Galveston, Texas. Designed by architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1882 at a price of US$260,000 (US$8.21 million in today's terms) to cater to vacationers. Owned by William H. Sinclair, the hotel opened on July 4, 1883, and was destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1898. [1] [2] [3]

3. 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.

4. Galveston Island State Park - Wikipedia

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   Galveston Island is a barrier island between Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The island began to form around 5,000 years ago. It took another 3,000 years for the core to become high enough to withstand typical storm surges. [5] American Indians began to visit Galveston Island around 2,000 years ago. [5]

5. Jamaica Beach, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States on Galveston Island.As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 1,078.The city is bordered by Galveston to the east and west, the east bay on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.

6. Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia

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   Padre Island is the world's largest barrier island, with a length of 113 miles (182 km). [1] Since 1962 Padre Island has been divided in two by the dredging of the Port Mansfield Channel roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of the south end of the island, which separated it into portions referred to as South Padre Island and North Padre Island .

7. List of islands of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Brazos Island; Buck Nekkid Island (Burleson County) [3] Buckeye Island (Chambers County) [4] Clark Island; 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 ...