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John H. Sterrett was born around 1815 in Pennsylvania. He was already operating steamboats as early as 1838 in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He redeployed his small steamer, Rufus Putnam , to New Orleans later in 1838, and then to the Republic of Texas in January 1839.
On June 6, 2008, the Cynthia Woods set sail in the Regatta de Amigos with a 6-person crew consisting of the captain (a university employee), along with four sailing team members (TAMUG students), and one safety officer who was a volunteer. The sailing yacht commenced the sailboat race in Galveston, Texas at 2:00p.m. local time.
John C. Wright (sailor, author, freelance writer, and motivational speaker,) (born 1948 -) Capt. John is an accomplished sailor and known for his voyages around America's Great Loop. He grew up in Terrell, Texas and attended Terrell High School, Dallas Baptist College, East Texas State College, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War ...
John Melville Allen (c. 1798 – February 12, 1847) was an American soldier and the first Mayor of Galveston, Texas. Historical marker for Allen. John Melville Allen was born in Kentucky. He enlisted in the United States Navy at an early age. [1] He fought in support of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire after resigning from the Navy.
The costs were borne by General Thomas J. Green, Texas general agent William Bryan, and purchasing agent Edward Hall. By the time the 70-crew Invincible was prepared for service, she cost almost $20,000.00. On March 12, 1836, she was given over to the command of Captain Jeremiah Brown.
"We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our guests," Royal Caribbean told PEOPLE in a statement
The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [6]The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla.
In 1830, Williams married Sarah Ward, daughter of Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. Ward was an English naval captain who came to Upper Canada with Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1791. He later served as judge of the county court. Sarah's nephew was Henry Alfred Ward, who served in the Canadian House of Commons. [2]