Ferry ride from Galveston to Bolivar - Audio Guide to your Bolivar Ferry ride! - Galveston, Texas

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👂Listen: History of the Bolivar Ferry
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👂Listen: East End Historical District
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Interested in information covered in this episode? Dive deeper into the links below! :
History of the Bolivar Ferry:
 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/point-bolivar#:~:text=The%20Bolivar%20ferry%2C%20which%20connects,Arthur%2DBeaumont%20by%20sixty%20miles.

History of Bolivar Peninsula: https://www.bolivarpeninsulatexas.com/About/History

Old Photos of the Rail Ferry: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gulf_and_Interstate_Railroad_train_ferry.jpg

Port of Houston: https://porthouston.com/about-us/background-and-history/

Texas City Dike:  https://www.texascitytx.gov/392/Texas-City-Dike

Army Corps of Engineers: https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/About/History/

U.S. Coast Guard Base Galveston: https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/03/2001772719/-1/-1/0/GALVESTON.PDF

Seawolf Park: https://www.galveston.com/whattodo/outdoorfun/islandfishing/galvestonfishingpiers/seawolfpark/

Galveston Naval Museum: https://www.galvestonnavalmuseum.com/seawolf-park.html

SS Selma: https://www.texasce.org/tce-news/behind-the-ss-selma-a-historical-landmark/

Bolivar Lighthouse: https://www.bolivarpeninsulatexas.com/Activities/Attractions/Bolivar-Lightlouse

Fort Travis: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/fort-travis