Galveston

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city coastal city port city

Galveston is a historic coastal city and port on Galveston Island in Texas, known for its role in 19th-century trade, the devastating 1900 hurricane, and its beaches and tourism.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Galveston, Texas	43
Galveston canonical	22
Galveston Island	14
Galveston, Texas, United States	14
Port of Galveston	7
City of Galveston	6
City of Galveston government	1
Downtown Galveston	1
Galveston Island, Texas	1
Galveston harbor	1
Galveston metropolitan area	1
Galveston, Texas (fictional biography)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ coastal city ⓘ port city ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
connectedBy	Interstate 45 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countySeatOf	Galveston County, Texas ⓘ surface form: Galveston County
elevation	approximately 2 meters above sea level ⓘ
event	1900 Galveston hurricane ⓘ
foundedIn	1839 ⓘ
governingBody	Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: City of Galveston government
hasBeach	East Beach ⓘ Stewart Beach ⓘ
hasInstitution	Texas A&M University at Galveston ⓘ University of Texas Medical Branch ⓘ
hasLandmark	Ashton Villa ⓘ Bishop’s Palace ⓘ Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier ⓘ Galveston Seawall ⓘ Moody Gardens ⓘ The Strand Historic District ⓘ
hasMuseum	Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier attractions ⓘ Galveston Railroad Museum ⓘ Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum ⓘ
hasPort	Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Port of Galveston
historicalEvent	Juneteenth announcement of emancipation in Texas ⓘ
incorporatedIn	1839 ⓘ
knownFor	1900 Galveston hurricane ⓘ beaches ⓘ cruise ship terminal ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ tourism ⓘ
locatedIn	Galveston County, Texas ⓘ surface form: Galveston County
locatedOn	Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Galveston Island Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
majorIndustry	education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ
namedAfter	Bernardo de Gálvez ⓘ
partOf	Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Greater Houston metropolitan area
partOfRegion	Southeast Texas ⓘ surface form: Texas Gulf Coast
populationAsOf2020	approximately 53000 ⓘ
role	commercial center of Texas in the 19th century ⓘ major 19th-century port ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (112)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic of Texas → majorCity → Galveston ⓘ

Gulf Coast of the United States → includesCity → Galveston ⓘ

Interstate 45 → terminusSouth → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galveston → locatedOn → Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

Galveston → hasPort → Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Galveston

Galveston → governingBody → Galveston self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Galveston government

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad → endPoint → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

George Bannerman Dealey → movedTo → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison → birthPlace → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas, United States

Tina Knowles → placeOfBirth → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas, United States

Braxton Bragg → placeOfDeath → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

David G. Burnet → placeOfDeath → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

David G. Burnet → residence → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Texas's 14th congressional district → contains → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

King Vidor → placeOfBirth → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas, United States

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area → containsCity → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Southeast Texas → hasMajorCity → Galveston ⓘ

Southeast Texas → hasPort → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Galveston

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas → jurisdiction → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas → hasSeat → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galveston Bay → adjacentTo → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

Galveston Bay → adjacentTo → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Galveston

Galveston Bay → majorPortFor → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Galveston

Episcopal Diocese of Texas → territoryIncludes → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Mike Evans → placeOfBirth → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas, United States

Mike Evans → highSchoolLocation → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galveston County, Texas → contains → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

Galveston County, Texas → countySeat → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galveston County, Texas → namedFor → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Galveston

Galveston County, Texas → majorPort → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Galveston

East Beach → location → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

East Beach → location → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

East Beach → city → Galveston ⓘ

East Beach → governingBody → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Galveston

1900 Galveston hurricane → location → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

1900 Galveston hurricane → madeLandfallIn → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

1900 Galveston hurricane → affectedArea → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

The Strand Historic District → locatedIn → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Downtown Galveston

The Strand Historic District → locatedNear → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Galveston

The Strand Historic District → governingBody → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Galveston

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier → location → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier → partOf → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston Island

Bishop’s Palace → locatedIn → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Bishop’s Palace → city → Galveston ⓘ

Ashton Villa → locatedIn → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Ashton Villa → city → Galveston ⓘ

Juneteenth announcement of emancipation in Texas → location → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston, Texas

Juneteenth announcement of emancipation in Texas → associatedWith → Galveston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galveston harbor