Shell Middens, Found Wood, & The City Dump?
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English - January 15, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes - 4.72 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel galveston texas history audio tour free island education texas history historic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Are you curious about the hidden history of waste management on Galveston Island? Join us as we explore the island's past, from the indigenous populations who left behind towering shell middens, to the enterprising businessmen who used them to pave the streets of the growing city. From burning garbage to dumping it on the edge of town, uncover the ways in which past decisions continue to affect the island today.
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Interested in the information covered in this episode? Dive deeper into the links below!
Shell Middens: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/shell-middens#:~:text=The%20two%20oldest%20known%20shell,bays%20and%20the%20continental%20shelf.
East End: https://www.galvestonhistorycenter.org/news/reclaiming-the-swamp-the-east-end-flats-1833-1954
https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/1969.3/25555/8508-History%20of%20Galveston%20Bay%20Resource%20Utilization.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y