Galveston Quarantine Stations
Galveston Quarantine Stations is a memorial in Galveston, Texas. Galveston Quarantine Stations is situated nearby to Sail of USS Tautog, as well as near Conning Tower of USS Carp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.
USS Cavalla
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USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku. USS Cavalla is situated 650 feet southwest of Galveston Quarantine Stations.
USS Stewart
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USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. USS Stewart is situated 780 feet southwest of Galveston Quarantine Stations.
SS Selma
Disaster remains
SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed. SS Selma is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Galveston Quarantine Stations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.
Galveston
Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.
Port Bolivar
Village
Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 3 miles north of Galveston Quarantine Stations.
Galveston Quarantine Stations
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.33583° or 29° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
-94.77802° or 94° 46′ 41″ westInception
1993Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76X786PC+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 12403616554OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sail of USS Tautog and Conning Tower of USS Carp.
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