Photograph of Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas. It is a tall white building with a red tiled roof. Palm trees line the the street in front of the hotel, and cars drive past in the foreground.

Photograph of Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas. It is a tall white building with a red roof. Palm trees decorate the grounds.

Photograph of a historic plaque in Galveston, Texas. It reads: "The Original Galveston Seawall. On Sept. 8, 1900 a devastating hurricane and tidal wave destroyed much of Galveston and left 6,000 persons dead. After the tragedy, the city appointed a board of three engineers, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Henry M. Robert (1837-1923), author of "Robert's Rules of Order", Alfred Noble, and H. C. Ripley, to devise protection from future storms. Work on their proposal, to be financed jointly by city, county, and state governments, was started in 1902. To prevent flood damage, buildings were jacked up and the surface of the entire city upgraded, increasing the elevation to a maximum of 12 feet above sea level. As a shield against high waves, a solid concrete wall was built along the Gulf shore of the island. The original section of the seawall, begun in Oct. 1902, stretched 3.3 miles. Founded on wooden pilings, the 17-foot high barrier was backed by a sand embankment and protected in front by stone riprap. The Gulf side of the wall curved outward to prevent water from washing over the top. Finished in July 1904, the seawall proved its value in 1915, when a hurricane more severe …

Photograph of a historic plaque at 1905 Polk County Courthouse Annex. It reads: "1905 Courthouse Annex, Washington at Church Street, Built in 1905. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior."

Photograph of a ride on the Ray Stoker Jr., a Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat.

Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, facing northeast

Photograph of a Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat, the Ray Stoker Jr., unloading in Galveston.

Polk County 1905 Courthouse Annex

Photograph of the Fain Theatre in Livingston, TX. It has a large green vertical marquee that says "The Fain", and a horizontal marquee under that which reads "Starts Friday, Elizabeth Town." There is a single box office, and a few posters to the left of it. There are a few cars parked in front of the theatre.

The Seawall in Galveston, Texas.

Seawall in Galveston, Texas

Sea Wall and grade elevation designed by Gen'l. H. M. Robert, Alfred Noble, H. C. Ripley, engineers.

United States. Extension of Sea Wall, from 39th to 53rd. Sts., constructed under the direction of Captain Edgar Jadwin, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Nov. 1904 - Sep 1905.

Sea Wall Grade Raising started De. 12th 1903, finished Feb. 16th 1911. Sea Wall Boulevard and sidewalk started Feb. 19th 1906, finished Feb. 26th 1912. County Judge George E. Mann; County Commissioners: Alex Gomez, First Precinct; Fred C. Pabst, Second Precinct; R. W. Wolston, Third Precinct; H. A. Deats, Fourth Precinct; County Clerk, George F. Burgess; County Auditor, John M. Murch; County Engineer, R. M. Sias; Asst. County Engineer, C. A. Holt.

Galveston Sea Wall Construction, commenced Oct. 27th 1902, completed July 30th, 1904. George W. Boschke, Engineer; John M. O'Rourke, George N. Steinmetz, contractors.

Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.

Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.

Galveston Sea Wall. Constructed under the following County officials. Judge Lewis Fisher, Clerk George H. Law Jr., Commissioners: J. M. D. Menard, R. W. Wolston, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Dick. J. T. Wheeler, Co. Atty. J. W. Campbell, Co. Judge, 1901-2.