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Galveston Visit Through Oklahoma to Bay City
The author travels from Forreston Illinois to Galveston Texas amid a blizzard era, then north to Oklahoma City and Edmonds, praising Oklahoma’s schools and noting cotton, corn, and timber prospects. In Galveston he describes the sea wall, flood toll, and port activity, then continues to Bay City and Alvin Texas, observing orange orchards, strawberries, figs, and citrus crops along the Gulf coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston
Ula
Freeport Journal
Texas
H. Messner
D. J. Piper
Ludewig
Koeper
Anda J. .J. Piper
Galveston
Ogle County
Illinois
Dixon
Amboy
Mendota
Kansas
Kansas Citty
Newton
Wichita
Kansas City
Newkirk
Oklahoma
William I. Ihne
J. C. Piper
Ihne
Mr. Ihne
Bliss
Perry
Orlando
Mulhall
Guthrie
Cimaron
Edmonds
Oklahoma City
Chubhrie
Purcell
Yiiter Op. T
Wayne
Pray
Paola
Paul's Vallew
Davis
Mipm Po
Wwaastriter
Wwoashili River
Okkubont
Burleigh
Arbinore
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Oho
Mariana
Homan
Cleburne
Johnson County
Mondas
Cribperm Cari
St Bigas Teese
Atlantic
United States
Ualveston
Post Office
United States Revenue Office
Algoa
Wlore
Bay City
Roseburg
Algoh
Pouzy
Blessing
Alsen
Alvin
Ianh
Ray
Stout
Herve
Alvin Etriw