Category: Texas Immigration
Categories: American Immigration
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Historical Ports of Entry
- Sea ports
Galveston, Texas Category: Houston, Texas
- Indianola Bay - 1845-1854, Calhoun County, Texas German settlers and Polish settlers entered Texas at this spot. Ships docked there in 1852 (Hurricane blew it away, currently is sand again.
was the primary entry port for European immigrants and Americans landing here to migrate westward. The road westward, north to San Antonio, or to Chihuahua, Mexico was called the Cart Road (this was not a paved road).
- Land Ports
- Category: Laredo, Texas - has 4
- Category: Webb County, Texas
- Category: Hidalgo County, Texas
- Category: Starr County, Texas
- Category: Maverick County, Texas
- Category: Cameron County, Texas
- Category: El Paso County, Texas
Resources
- Texas Migration on Lone Star Genealogy website
- Ports of Entry in Texas from cbp.gov
- United States Ports of Entry in Texas (pdf) gov.texas.gov website
- Ports of Entry in Texas contact info
Subcategories (4)
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