Galveston, Texas

:Galveston redirects here. For the Galveston in Indiana, see Galveston, Indiana.

Galveston today

The storm stalled economic development, and the city of Houston grew into the region's principal metropolis. Still, Galveston remains a port of entry and a destination for cruise ships and in-state tourists, and a port of call and repairs for cargo ships.

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Galveston's historic downtown and abundant beaches are major tourist destinations. Wealthy Houstonians and visitors from around the world purchase beach homes and condominiums and make Galveston their second home.

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Other attractions in Galveston include Moody Gardens, the Galveston Island Railroad Museumhttp://www.tamug.tamu.edu/rrmuseum, the Strand and the Lone Star Flight Museum. Galveston is also home to several historic ships: the tall ship Elissa at the Texas Seaport Museumhttp://www.tsm-elissa.org and USS Cavalla and USS Stewart, both berthed at Seawolf Park on nearby Pelican Island. Galveston is also home to a symphony orchestrahttp:///www.galvestonsymphony.org and a small ballet company.

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''Elissa'' - USS ''Cavalla'' - Pelican Island

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The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.galvestondailynews.com, the city's main newspaper, is the oldest continuously printed newspaper in Texas since 1842.

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Galveston has been the home of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), a major teaching and indigent-care hospital which now encompasses 84 acres (340,000 m²), since 1891. UTMB is the largest employer in Galveston County{{GR|6}}, creating over 15,000 jobs and bringing about $300 million into the local economy. The Shriners Hospital http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/galveston adjacent to UTMB is a 30-bed pediatric burn hospital providing comprehensive acute care and reconstructive and rehabilitative care to children who have been burned. American National Insurance Company, one of the larger life insurance companies in the United States, and Moody National Bank are headquartered in Galveston.

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University of Texas Medical Branch - 1891 - Galveston County

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The Jimmy Buffett song, "Who's the Blonde Stranger?" and Glen Campbell's "Galveston" are set in Galveston.

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Jimmy Buffett - Glen Campbell

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