In Episode 2 of my video series, Artifacts. Stories., my right-hand man, Chris Aleman, joins Eleanor Barton to talk about a sketch of the harbor and downtown drawn in 1855. At the time, docks were extending into the bay about a quarter of a mile. Where Pier 21 is today, there was water. Horse-drawn wagons carried cargo to downtown. George Osborne and I decided to visit the location where the artist was perched on the mast of a sailing vessel over 150 years ago.

If you missed other episodes, here are some links:

1. The Wooden Paver
2. The Panoramic Sketch
3. Battle of Gavleston: The Cannon Balls
4. Battle of Galveston: “My Father Is Here”
5. Battle of Galveston: The Watchmen
6. The Gun Battery
7. The Early Causeways
8. Railroad Transportation
9. Cabeza de Vaca
10. The Lunch Counter

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About Galveston.com TV

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