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History

Galveston County was originally settled by the Akokisa and Karankawa tribes. It borders the Gulf Coast and Galveston Bay. Galveston County is one of 254 counties in Texas, and the county seat is Galveston. League City is the largest city. In 1863, during the American Civil War, The Battle of Galveston was fought in Galveston Bay and on Galveston island.

Galveston has several historical landmarks, attractions and museums including the the Lone Star Flight Museum, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum and a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings called "The Strand.” The Balinese Room is a historic nightclub, and a historically notorious gambling hall. It is located on a 600-foot pier in the Gulf of Mexico.

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This Galveston County website page is for History, Facts, Archives, Records, Museums, Exhibits, Documents, Genealogy, Libraries, Historians, Research, Historic Preservation, Ancestry and Statistics in League City, Texas City, Galveston, La Marque, Bayou Vista, Santa Fe, Friendswood, Dickinson, Hitchcock, Clear Lake Shores, Jamaica Beach, Kemah, Tiki Island, San Leon, Bolivar Peninsula, Bacliff, Algoa, Gilchrist and Port Bolivar.