Galveston Unscripted | VisitGalveston.com
Galveston Unscripted is your podcast and audio tour for Galveston Island! Galveston Unscripted is transforming Galveston into the worlds largest free museum! Galveston, Texas is home some of Texas' most significant people, places, and historical events, and hundreds of Texas historical markers and locations!Join Galveston Unscripted and VisitGalveston.com in exploring Galveston Island's history and culture to discover what makes Galveston Island one of a kind!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 143
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Hispanic Influence in Galveston, Texas
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It can be difficult to encompass the effect that an entire population or culture has on any community…
Defense of The Queen City | Not too little, but a little too late
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After the Great Storm | Earning the Badge of Resilience
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What were the days after the Great Storm like? How does the Queen City of the Gulf transform from a p…
September 8-9th 1900 | The Great Storm | Galveston, Texas
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Through the darkening skies and dropping barometers. Word was spreading through Galveston that there …
Before the Great Storm of 1900 | The Eve of Splintered Dreams
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The deadliest storm in United States history struck the Texas Coast on September 8th, 1900. The hurri…
The George W Carver Theatre | Martini Family, Galveston's Black Business District, and Spanish Language Entertainment
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The Martini family is a household name in Galveston.
At one point, the Martini family owned eight thea…
The Strand | Wall Street of the Southwest | Business District of the State of Texas
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Galveston's main business street, famously known as the Strand, in the late eighteen hundreds, was d…
The Ursuline Academy | Nuns, Nurses, and Avenue N
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The nuns in new Orleans made plans to travel to Galveston, Texas to establish Ursuline academy in the…
The Hendley Building or Hendley Row | Commercial Icon & Civil War Battleground
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Commercial Icon of Galveston’s historic Strand & Civil War Battleground
The Hendley building also know…
The 1937 Federal Building | Art Deco & Federal Power
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The 1937 Federal Building located at 601 25th St, Galveston, TX
This building is one of Galveston‘s c…
The Texas Heroes Monument | Rosenberg Avenue & Broadway
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The Texas Heroes Monument is at the intersection of Broadway and Rosenberg Avenue. The statue was sculpted by Louis Amateis, an Italian sculptor and artist. The Statue was created to comme…
The Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry | A History To and Fro
The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry takes travelers on SH 87 between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
The Galveston-Port bolivar ferry is a free 24 hour marine transportation system provided …
Galveston, Texas | Home to a handful of Texas firsts
Galveston Island is home to many firsts in Texas! Here are a few firsts that Galveston can claim!
First Naval base, post office, bakery, Masonic order, beach patrol, military company, cotton press la…
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico in 1528 | Arrival and Survival by Galveston Unscripted
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A Spanish explorer named Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on what is believed to be Galveston I…
Why "Galveston" | How Galveston got its name by Galveston Unscripted
Do you ever wonder why this little island off of the coast of Texas is named "Galveston"?
What do the American Revolution, a Spanish Governor, and cattle drives have in common?
In the year 1777, a Spa…
The Battle of Galveston | The Civil War made its mark in Galveston by Galveston Unscripted
Did you know that the American Civil war made its mark in Galveston?
During the American Civil War, in October of 1862, The Union Navy had finally seized control of the Port of Galveston. Galveston w…
The Mosquito Fleet | The city's first marketplace todays fresh seafood haven by Galveston Unscripted
Located at Pier 19 and 20 , the Mosquito Fleet is home to many of Galveston‘s shrimp boats. It is said that the name “Mosquito fleet” comes from the shrimping boats insect like profiles. The mosquito…
Pelican Island | As seen from Pier 21 by Galveston Unscripted
While standing on Pier 21, you will be able to see pelican Island across Galveston Harbor.
Pelican Island is home to Texas A&M University in Galveston, Seawolf Park, and the Galveston Naval Museum, wh…
The Ocean Star Oilfield Energy Center | Petroleum education on the Galveston waterfront by Galveston Unscripted
The ocean star oilfield energy center is a retired offshore drilling rig that has been converted into a museum and education center exhibiting the process of onshore and offshore drilling. The Ocean …
The Port of Galveston | The port that built Texas by Galveston Unscripted
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