Central Fire Station #1 | The Galveston Fire Department
Central Fire Station #1 | The Galveston Fire Department Did you know that the Galveston Fire department was the first paid fire department in the state of Texas? Galveston's first paid fire departmen...
23 Apr 20221min
The 1937 Galveston Federal Building | Art Deco & Federal power
The 1937 Galveston Federal Building | Art Deco & Federal power This building is one of Galveston‘s courthouses, post office, and customs house. Built in 1937 and designed by architect Alfred C. Fin, ...
23 Apr 20221min
St. Vincent's House | A staple in our island community
St. Vincent's House | A staple in our island community At age 25, Fred Walter Sutton of Saint Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church arrived in Galveston. The year was 1953. By 1954, Fred Walter Sutton h...
23 Apr 20221min
Star State Fire Company No. 3 | First Integrated Fire Department in Galveston
Supporters: The Galveston County Museum Star State Fire Company No. 3 | First Integrated Fire Department in Galveston The official formation and date of Star State Fire Company No. 3 is unknown due ...
23 Apr 20221min
Maceo Spice & Import Company | Maceo family legacy
Maceo Spice & Import Company | Maceo family legacy The Maceo family has a well-established name in Galveston history. Sam and Rosario Maceo arrived in Galveston from New Orleans in the early 1900s. Fo...
23 Apr 20221min
Wooden Structures in the Downtown Business District | Fire Limits
Wooden Structures in the Downtown Business District | Fire Limits Wooden structures such as this are scarce around the downtown area as most buildings in the downtown business district were required...
23 Apr 20221min
The Green Book in Galveston | Rosenberg Avenue
The Green Book in Galveston | Rosenberg Avenue between Market St. & Post Office St. The Green book was created by a man named Victor Hugo Green, an African-American postal carrier from Harlem. The ori...
23 Apr 20221min
Galveston's Historic Red Light District | Island of tolerated sin
Galveston's Historic Red Light District | Island of tolerated sin Galveston isn’t known as the Sin City of the South just for gambling or Galveston’s prohibition of prohibition. Galveston has a long d...
23 Apr 20221min
