Galveston (Tex.)
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Name (Hebrew)
גלווסטון (טקסס)
Name (Latin)
Galveston (Tex.)
Other forms of name
Galveston, Tx (Tex.)
גלוסטון (טקסס)
Coordinates
W0944752 W0944752 N0291805 N0291805 (geonames )
-095.1221271 -094.7309731 029.3548229 029.832686 (gooearth )
Type of jurisdiction
City
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 29°18ʹ05ʺN 094°47ʹ52ʺW)
- Wikipedia, Mar. 5, 2013(Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. Located within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, the city is the seat and second-largest city of Galveston County in population. Named after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, Galveston's first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816. The Port of Galveston was established in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico following its successful independence from Spain. The city served as the main port for the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and later served as the capital of the Republic of Texas)