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Safety Rest Areas: Galveston County South Landing


Galveston County North Landing is the partner for Galveston County South Landing
Drinking Water Handicap Access Men's and Women's Restrooms Picnic Tables Telephones Wireless Internet Access

View of Galveston County Safety Rest Area South Landing
View of Galveston County Safety Rest Area South Landing
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Location
  • SH-87, next to Port Galveston Ferry Landing
  • Latitude = 29.3276 Longitude = -94.7727

Features
  • Drinking Water
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  • Picnic Tables
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  • Handicap Access
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  • Telephones
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  • Men's and Women's Restrooms

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  • Wireless Internet Access

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    Miscellaneous
    • Galveston was named for Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish colonial governor and general who befriended the United States in the Revolutionary War
    • Galveston is the oldest deepwater port west of New Orleans, and the community is noted for many "firsts" in Texas, including the first post office (1836), first grocery store (1851), first gas lights (1856)