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Galveston Island State Park

Galveston Island State Park, in Galveston County, is in the City of Galveston, Texas on the west end of Galveston Island. It is a 2,013.1-acre (814.7 ha) site that was acquired in 1969 from private owners under the State Parks Bond Program and was opened in 1975. On September 14, 2008, the park was closed due to damage from Hurricane Ike. In July 2009 the park was opened once again for camping and outdoor recreation.

Galveston Island is believed to be approximately 5000 years old and has had an interesting history during the past 500 years. It is generally believed Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were shipwrecked here in 1520 and eventually made their way from the island to colonies in Mexico. The LaFitte brothers, fleeing the prosecution of pirates in the United States, established a government here in 1817, with visions of creating a "Manhattan on the Gulf." Commerce did thrive here, but major storms in 1867, 1871, 1875, and 1886 greatly slowed progress. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 devastated the island, killing 5000 to 10,000 people, and prompted the construction of the seawall which protects the northern half of the island.

Dunes Renewal Project

September 10, 1998, Tropical Storm Frances destroyed the sand dunes at Galveston Island State Park. The dunes serve as the only protection that the park has for its facilities. A project was implemented to rebuild the dunes through the use of Christmas trees.

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v • d • City of Galveston
Attractions Ashton Villa • Balinese Room • Bishop's Palace • East End Historic District • Elissa (ship) • Fort Crockett • Galveston Island State Park • Galveston Railroad Museum • Galveston Seawall • Galveston Island Trolley • Grand 1894 Opera House • Lone Star Flight Museum • Moody Gardens • Moody Plaza • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum • Old Red • Rosenberg Library • St. Mary Cathedral Basilica • Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark • Seawolf Park • Strand Historic District • 1861 United States Customs and Federal Court House • USS Cavalla (SS-244) • USS Stewart (DE-238)
Companies American National Insurance Company • Galveston Railroad • Island Transit • Moody Foundation • Moody National Bank • Port of Galveston • Texas First Bank • Scholes International Airport at Galveston
History First Battle of Galveston • Second Battle of Galveston • Battle of Galveston Harbor • The Beach Hotel • Fort Point Light • Galveston Railroad • Galveston Hurricane of 1900 • Galveston Movement • History of Galveston • History of the Jews in Galveston, Texas • Karankawa Indians • Free State of Galveston • Strand National Historic Landmark District • 1861 United States Customs and Federal Court House
Geography Galveston Bay • Galveston Island • Gulf of Mexico • San Luis Pass
Education Galveston College • Galveston Independent School District • O'Connell College Preparatory School • Texas A&M University at Galveston • University of Texas Medical Branch
Healthcare & Research Galveston National Biocontainment Laboratory • John Sealy Hospital • Shriners Burns Hospital at Galveston • Transitional Learning Center • University of Texas Medical Branch
Media
Newspapers The Galveston County Daily News
Television KLTJ (Daystar) • KTMD (Telemundo)
AM Radio KGBC
FM Radio KOVE
VHF Radio KHB40
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Federal
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National Historic Trails El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
National Recreation Areas Amistad • Lake Meredith
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National Forests Angelina • Davy Crockett • Sabine • Sam Houston
National Grasslands Caddo • Lyndon B. Johnson • McClellan Creek • Rita Blanca
Other Protected Areas Big Thicket National Preserve • Padre Island National Seashore • Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
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State Historic Sites Acton • Admiral Nimitz • Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos • Battleship TEXAS • Caddoan Mounds • Casa Navarro • Confederate Reunion Grounds • Eisenhower Birthplace • Fanthorp Inn • Fannin Battleground • Fort Griffin • Fort Lancaster • Fort Leaton • Fort McKavett • Fort Richardson • Fulton Mansion • Goliad • Hueco Tanks • Kreische Brewery • Landmark Inn • Levi Jordan Plantation • Lipantitlan • Lyndon B. Johnson • Magoffin Homestead • Mission Espiritu Santo • Mission Rosario • Monument Hill • Penn Farm • Point Isabel Lighthouse • Sabine Pass Battleground • Sam Bell Maxey House • Samuel T. Rayburn House • San Felipe • San Jacinto Battleground • Sauer-Beckmann Farm • Sebastopol House • Seminole Canyon • Starr Family Home • Varner•Hogg Plantation • Washington-on-the-Brazos • Zaragosa Birthplace
State Forests E.O. Siecke • I.D. Fairchild • John Henry Kirby • Masterson • W. Goodrich Jones
State Wildlife Trails Great Texas Coastal • Heart of Texas • Panhandle Plains • Prairies and Pineywoods
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Coordinates: 29°12′4″N 94°57′37″W / 29.20111°N 94.96028°W

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