Harborside Drive Smokestack - Galveston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 18.523 W 094° 47.508
15R E 325985 N 3243521
For all the benchmark hunters, this smokestack is also benchmark AW5884.
Waymark Code: WM122Z0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"In 2005, Galveston Historical Foundation restored the smokestack, located on Harborside Drive, to serve as a landmark to Galveston's industrial past. This was once associated with an ice and cold storage facility that made it possible for shipping seafood by rail and by ship, to all points. At one time, the radial brick chimney was 1/3 taller that it is today, but was damaged in the 1915 hurricane. The smokestack was given to GHF in 1982 by the Hill Family. In May 2006, GHF was presented with the City of Galveston Landmark Commission Preservation Award for Industrial Rehabilitation, for the rehabilitation to the smokestack."

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