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Definition of Galveston Island
1. Noun. An island at the entrance of Galveston Bay.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Galveston Island
Literary usage of Galveston Island
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Until the year 1816 Galveston Island remained in its primaeval state, ...
The conjecture that La Salle visited Galveston Island during his brief stay in ..."
2. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. In Two by William Kennedy (1841)
"... Iron Pyrites—Peculiar Species of Stone—Abundance of Coal and Materials for
Brick-making—Pumice Stone and Asphaltum at Galveston Island—Bituminous Bed on ..."
3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors by Edmund March Blunt, George William Blunt (1847)
"Galveston Island is about 20 miles long, and trends NE and SW ; it is low, but
roc cannot ... From the SW end of Galveston Island, the coast continues SW, ..."
4. A History of Texas for Schools: Also for General Reading and for Teachers by Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker (1912)
"The Republicans on Galveston Island.— While the outlook for the Republicans in
Mexico and Texas was gloomy, yet there still remained some patriots who never ..."
5. Galveston: The Horrors of a Stricken City by Murat Halstead (1900)
"It is the principal port and largest city in the State, is the seat of justice
of Galveston county, and is located on the inner shore of Galveston Island, ..."
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