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Galveston (pronounce /ˈgælvəstən/) is a city and the seat of Galveston County located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 57,466. Galveston is accessible by a causeway linking Galveston Island to the mainland on the north end of the city, a toll bridge on the western end of the island, and by ferry boat service on the east end of the city.

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  • An island city: No vet gals
  • This coastal city's name goes back to Louisiana governor Bernardo de Galvez
  • Glen Campbell had hits all over the map: Phoenix, Wichita & this Texas city
  • This Texas county shares its name with a Gulf of Mexico port city & a hit song by Glen Campbell
  • The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history killed more than 8,000 people when it hit this Texas city in September 1900
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch is on this island

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