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Galveston County Courthouse Galveston, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 9/21/2007 |
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Completed - 1966
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Galveston County Courthouse Galveston, Texas |
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Completed - 1966
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1839 COUNTY NAMED FOR: José de Evia, who charted the Texas coast in 1785, named Galveston Bay in honor of Bernardo de Gálvez, the viceroy of Mexico. COUNTY SEATS: One - Galveston. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county COURTHOUSES: Seven - 1838, 1856, 1875, 1892, 1898, 1966, and 2006 STANDING: One -1966 Modern concrete and steel buiilding. LINKS: Galveston County |
