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NotPhil  ·  4167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: [Galveston]: A Photo Essay and Quiz

    I definitely consider Galveston to be in the Corpus/Port A area

Only in Texas would places 170 miles apart be thought of as the same area! Still, Port Aransas and North Padre were very good guesses.

    It ... has sort of a cool pirate history

The pirate Jean Lafitte's fortified mansion, Fort Maison Rouge.





user-inactivated  ·  4167 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Bah all the coastline is very similar anyway. The barrier island effect. And yeah, that was Lafitte that I was thinking about (and Texas' fledgling navy, and various profiteers). He was a fascinating guy with tons of power.