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Galveston Firsts
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First Post Office (1836)
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First Naval Base (1836)
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First Bakery (1838)
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First Military Company (1841)
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First Cotton Compress (1842)
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First Law Firm (1846)
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First Catholic Convent (1847)
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First Cathedral (1847)
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First Grocery Store (1851)
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First Railroad Locomotive (1852)
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First Insurance Company (1854)
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First use of Telegraph (1854)
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First Private Bank (1854)
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First Jewelry Store (1856)
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First Gas Lights (1856)
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First Hospital (1845)
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First Drug Store (1867)
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First Cotton Exchange (1872)
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First Orphanage (1876)
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First Telephone (1878)
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First Electric Lights (1881)
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First Black Highschool (1885)
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First Medical College (1886)
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First School for Nurses (1890)
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First Electric Street Cars (1893)
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