Ep. 30: Texas Towns: Virginia Point
Podcast |
Wise About Texas
Publisher |
Ken Wise
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
Texas
Publication Date |
Dec 12, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:20:29
Virginia Point was a transportation hub, civil war fort and cotton producing town on the shores of Galvesston Bay.  It was part of Austin's "coast colony" and was considered as an early port of the Republic.  The Confederate forces launched the attack that recaptured Galveston from Virginia Point.  Learn more about this Texas town in the latest episode in the Texas Towns series of Wise About Texas.   Headed for Virginia Point over Galveston Bay. The shores of old Virginia Point  

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