Point Bolivar
Point Bolivar is a memorial in Galveston, Texas. Point Bolivar is situated nearby to First Baptist Church, as well as near the village Port Bolivar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Bolivar Light and SS Selma.
Point Bolivar Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light. Point Bolivar Light is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Point Bolivar.
SS Selma
Disaster remains
SS Selma was a concrete-hulled oil tanker built as part of the World War I Emergency Fleet, one of only twelve concrete ships that were completed for it. SS Selma is situated 2½ miles southwest of Point Bolivar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.
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.
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.
Point Bolivar
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Port Bolivar
- Category: historic site
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.37498° or 29° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
-94.77154° or 94° 46′ 18″ westInception
1936Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76X796FH+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13971422948OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include First Baptist Church and Houston Oil & Minerals Port Bolivar heliport.
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