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Galveston
Island has been occupied since the early 1500s, the city was
created in 1836, when Canadian Michel Menard purchased a league
and labor of land for $50,000 from the Austin Colony. Because
of the need for more money to promote the town, Menard took on
nine partners, forming the Galveston City Company. The first
buildings were prefabricated houses from Maine, one of which
still stands today. The Republic of Texas quickly made the
fledgling city a port of entry, and the Strand area filled with
wholesalers, cotton agents and merchants. The city flourished.
Galveston holds many firsts for the state of Texas: first post
office, naval base, and bakery, first chapter of the Masonic
Order, first cotton compress, insurance company, gas lights,
electric lights, opera house, orphanage, telephone, medical
college and school for nurses. One of Galvestons newspapers,
the Galveston News, is the oldest daily newspaper in the state
(now known as the Galveston County Daily News). Then disaster
struck. On September 8, 1900, the deadliest hurricane in US
history swept across the island, killing more than 6,000 people
and destroying the majority of buildings in its path.
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Cruise
Port Galveston: Cruise Ship Port of Galveston Texas
TX passenger terminal dock homeport. Cruising from
Galveston in 2008 offers a variety of choices, from
4, 5, 7, 13, 16, and 28 day cruises to exciting
destinations. It's
time to cruise from Galveston. |
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Cruise
From Galveston, Texas in 2008 |
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DIRECTIONS TO PORT OF GALVESTON
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Name
of Port: |
Port of
Galveston
www.portofgalveston.com |
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Name/Location of Pier: |
Texas Cruise
Ship Terminal
of Galveston Island
Pier 25
Harborside Drive |
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To/From Airports: |
42 miles from
Houston Hobby International Airport; travel time
is approximately 60 minutes.
70 miles from Houston Intercontinental Airport;
travel time is approximately 90 minutes.
(All travel times depending on traffic
conditions) |
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Parking: |
Parking is to
be paid for in cash in advance. The following
rates apply: 4-Day Cruise: $40. 5-Day Cruise:
$45. 7-Day Cruise: $60. 10-Day Cruise: $75.
11-Day Cruise: $80
(Subject to change). |
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Directions: |
Take I-45
south to Exit 1C. Turn left (east) onto
Harborside Drive/Hwy 275. Continue about 4.7
miles to Kempner/22 Street (which is the street
leading into the Cruise Ship Terminal entrance)
and turn left. |
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