| LC control no. | n 81019985 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Galveston (Tex.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Texas--Galveston |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 29°18ʹ05ʺN 094°47ʹ52ʺW) Wikipedia, Mar. 5, 2013 (Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. Located within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, the city is the seat and second-largest city of Galveston County in population. Named after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, Galveston's first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816. The Port of Galveston was established in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico following its successful independence from Spain. The city served as the main port for the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and later served as the capital of the Republic of Texas) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-tx |
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