Galveston

Galveston is best known in the United States for its historic port on Galveston Island. The city lies between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay, on a long barrier island off the Texas coast, where shipping, beaches and coastal weather shape everyday life. In the 19th century it ranked among Texas’s leading commercial ports. The 1900 hurricane devastated Galveston and led to a raised city grade and the construction of the Galveston Seawall. The Strand Historic District retains many late-19th-century commercial buildings, giving downtown a distinctly maritime character. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Galveston Island.

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