
- 131 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Ghosts of Galveston
About this book
Discover the haunting history of this town on the Texas coast—includes photos. One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle, and more cast a dark shroud on the city's legacy. Ghostly tales creep throughout the history of famous tourist attractions and historical homes. The altruistic spirit of a schoolteacher who heroically pulled victims from the floodwaters during the great hurricane of 1900 roams the Strand. The ghosts of Civil War soldiers march up and down the stairs at night and pace in front of the antebellum Rogers Building. The spirit of an unlucky man decapitated by an oncoming train haunts the railroad museum, moving objects and crying in the night. In this fascinating book, Kathleen Shanahan Maca explores these and other haunted tales from the Oleander City.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Hutchings Sealy Building
- 2. Hendley Row
- 3. Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Building
- 4. Butterowe Building
- 5. Springer Building
- 6. J.D. Rogers and E.B. Nichols Buildings
- 7. Menard House (the Oaks)
- 8. Samuel May Williams Home
- 9. Mensing Brothers & Company Building
- 10. Adoue & Lobit Bank Building
- 11. Galveston Railroad Museum & Shearn Moody Plaza
- 12. Maison Rouge
- 13. Tremont House
- 14. Nicaragua Smith
- 15. Witwer-Mott House
- 16. Boardinghouse
- 17. Walmart
- 18. The Hotel Galvez
- 19. Oleander Hotel
- 20. Rosenberg Library
- 21. Fire Station No. 6
- 22. Bishop’s Palace
- 23. Ashton Villa
- 24. Van Alstyne House
- 25. Bolivar Lighthouse
- 26. James J. Davis House
- 27. The 1894 Opera House
- 28. Isaac Heffron House
- 29. “Old Billy”
- 30. Mollie Walter’s Bordello
- 31. Victorian Inn
- 32. Alfred Newson House
- 33. Charles Adams Home
- 34. Assorted Ghostly Encounters
- About the Author