view gallery S1.9 km | Point Bolivar Lighthouse in U.S. National Register of Historic Places An old lighthouse. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 04/18/2007 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S1.9 km | Point Bolivar Lighthouse - Bolivar, TX in Coastal Lighthouses A lighthouse in Bolivar, TX. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 04/20/2007 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S1.9 km | Point Bolivar Light (Point Bolivar, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries Built in 1872 and 117ft tall, the brick and cast iron Point Bolivar Lighthouse is one of the tallest lighthouses in Texas, and one of only two remaining iron lighthouses along the Gulf Coast. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/18/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S1.9 km | AW5901 - BOLIVAR POINT LIGHTHOUSE USE - Bolivar, TX in U.S. Benchmarks Located .75mi East of the tip of the Bolivar peninsula (in Galveston County, Texas), the ball/finial atop this lighthouse is an NGS benchmark ("AW5901"). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/15/2017 last visited: 04/14/2007 |
view gallery S1.9 km | Bolivar Point Lighthouse - Galveston, TX in Satellite Imagery Oddities Located .75mi East of the tip of the Bolivar peninsula (in Galveston County, Texas), the 1872 Point Bolivar Lighthouse is one of the tallest lighthouses in Texas, and one of only two remaining iron lighthouses along the Gulf Coast. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/18/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S1.9 km | Point Bolivar in Texas Historical Markers A marker about this area right around the lighthouse. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 06/02/2007 last visited: 10/29/2017 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | Jane Long - Bolivar, TX in Citizen Memorials A memorial to Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, a Texas Patriot who is often referred to as the "Mother of Texas". posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | Jane Long Memorial Stone Benches - Bolivar, TX in Eagle Scout Project Sites Two stone benches by the Jane Long Memorial on Bolivar Peninsula (at the entrance of Fort Travis Seashore Park), by Jay Kennedy from the local Troop 13 (chartered at Second Baptist School in Houston, TX). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | Jane Long Memorial Pavers - Bolivar, Texas in Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers Engraved pavers by the stone benches of the Jane Long Memorial monument in Bolivar peninsula, Texas. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | CONSOLIDATED - Bolivar Point in Texas Historical Markers (See Detailed Description for CONSOLIDATED status) Texas historical marker along Texas SR 87 on the Bolivar Peninsula near Fort Travis Seashore Park. posted by: TeamBPL location: Texas date approved: 06/05/2014 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | Jane Long Memorial - Bolivar, TX in Obelisks This 18-foot granite obelisk, located in front of Fort Travis Park in Bolivar, TX, was erected in honor of Jane Long -- a Texas Patriot often referred to as the "Mother of Texas". posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.3 km | Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long in Texas Historical Markers The new Jane Long Memorial park just outside the Bolivar Ferry landing at Bolivar Point was dedicated in 2012 to recognize and celebrate Jane Long, a Texas patriot. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 01/17/2013 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S2.4 km | LEGACY - Bolivar Point in Texas Historical Markers A marker near the ferry landing on Bolivar island in Texas. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 05/30/2007 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery S2.4 km | Speed Limit 7mph -- Boliver Ferry Landing, Bolivar Point TX in Unusual Speed Limits An unusual speed limit as you come off the Bolivar Ferry at Bolivar Point. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 01/12/2013 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.4 km | Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Located along the Gulf of Mexico and close to Galveston and the Houston ship channel, Fort Travis was used as a defensive facility from 1898 until 1943. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 09/30/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.4 km | You Are Here - NE Corner of Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in 'You Are Here' Maps You are at the north east end of the walking trail at Historic Fort Travis. The information on this sign is (questionably) relative. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery SE2.4 km | Battery Kimble - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in People-Named Places Of the four batteries located at Fort Travis, Three are named after people. Battery Kimble, the largest, is named after Major Edwin R. Kimble, who went to high school in Galveston. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/12/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.4 km | Battery Kimble - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings As you enter Fort Travis, straight ahead and to the left is Battery Kimble. It is the largest of the four artillery batteries. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.4 km | Battery Edwin R. Kimble - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in Signs of History An informative sign located at Battery Kimble at Fort Travis. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.4 km | Fort Travis Historic Site - Bolivar, TX in Military Installations Located at the Southern tip of the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, TX, Fort Travis was part of an ambitious seacoast fortification program begun in 1888. The site hosts several old batteries, some still in use during WWII. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2017 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Fort Travis in Texas Historical Markers A marker on the grounds of Ft. Travis, near Battery Kimble posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 04/18/2007 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Battery 236 - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in Signs of History An informative sign located at Battery 236 at Fort Travis. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Battery 236 - Ft. Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Battery 236 was the last coastal artillery battery constructed at Fort Travis. It was deactivated less than a year after completion. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/10/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Battery Ernst - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Built in 1898, Battery Ernst is located closest to the ship channel which leads to Galveston Bay and the Port of Houston. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Battery Ernst - Fort Travis - Port Bolivar, TX in People-Named Places Built before 1900, Battery Ernst is named for an officer who was killed in 1847 during the Mexican American War. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 10/12/2019 last visited: 07/16/2021 |
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