Travel Bug - Galveston Historical Volksmarch - Sun., Aug. 3

From the site: Travel Bug - Galveston Historical Volksmarch - Sun., Aug. 3

We're having too much fun, so we had to take a Beach Break!Yesterday I left you hanging with photos of "Old Red" and Bob standing next to a Hurricane Ike flood line and no explanations. We were on a Volksmarch of historic Galveston.Old Red is the Ashbel Smith Building on Galveston Island. This Romanesque Revival Building was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch Building, but certainly not the last. The building was renovated in 1985, then sustained damage during Hurricane Ike in 2008 when the lower portion was submerged under six feet of water.Bob in front of the Ashbel Smith Building (Old Red)Ashbel Smith's bustHigh water markers are all around historic Galveston.Volksmarching is a ...Read more...

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