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'''Pelican Island''' is an island located in [[Galveston County, Texas]]. It is part of the city of [[Galveston]] and is linked to [[Galveston Island]] by the Pelican Island [[causeway]]. The island is home to the [[Texas A&M University at Galveston]] as well as [[USS Stewart (DE-238)]], [[USS Cavalla (SS-244)]] and [[Seawolf Park]]. Seawolf Parkway is the only street that runs across the island.
'''Pelican Island''' is an island located in [[Galveston County, Texas]]. It is part of the city of [[Galveston]] and is linked to [[Galveston Island]] by the Pelican Island [[causeway]]. The island is home to the [[Texas A&M University at Galveston]] as well as [[USS Stewart (DE-238)]], [[USS Cavalla (SS-244)]] and [[Seawolf Park]]. Seawolf Parkway is the only street that runs across the island.


In 1965, Galveston businessman [[George P. Mitchell|George Mitchell]] purchased a large parcel of land on Pelican Island and donated some of it for the permanent home of Texas A&M University at Galveston. The [[Intracoastal Waterway]] borders it to the north, separating Pelican Island from another island.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Pelican Island | work = Handbook of Texas Online | accessdate = 2009-10-17 | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rrp12}}</ref>
In 1965, Galveston businessman [[George P. Mitchell|George Mitchell]] purchased a large parcel of land on Pelican Island and donated some of it for the permanent home of Texas A&M University at Galveston. The [[Intracoastal Waterway]] borders it to the north, separating Pelican Island from another island.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Pelican Island | work = Handbook of Texas Online | accessdate = 2009-10-17 | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rrp12}}</ref> In 2015, a young freshman by the name of Dick McLong moved to the island and was elected by personal decree to be King of Pelican Island. He rules his subjects well and works tenaciously to defend his people from the brutal Mosquito tribe. On September 7, 2015, just over two weeks after his crowning, King Dick McLong celebrated his 10,000th Mosquito kill with a great banquet in the Halls of Shartwell. However, like all glorious dynasties, the Kingship of King Dick McLong eventually met it's horizon. On the 16th day, of the most Decemberth month of the 2015th year of our Lord, the Kingdom of Pelican Island experienced the great tragedy of the farewell of it's valiant King. The King is dead, long live the King.


[[File:Pelican Island Texas.jpg|500px|thumb|left|Panoramic view of the western portion of Pelican Island, including the campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston and the [[Port of Galveston|Galveston Ship Channel]].]]
[[File:Pelican Island Texas.jpg|500px|thumb|left|Panoramic view of the western portion of Pelican Island, including the campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston and the [[Port of Galveston|Galveston Ship Channel]].]]

Revision as of 20:16, 10 February 2016

Pelican Island
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Geography
LocationGalveston Bay
Coordinates29°19′55″N 94°48′22″W / 29.332°N 94.806°W / 29.332; -94.806
Administration
United States

Pelican Island is an island located in Galveston County, Texas. It is part of the city of Galveston and is linked to Galveston Island by the Pelican Island causeway. The island is home to the Texas A&M University at Galveston as well as USS Stewart (DE-238), USS Cavalla (SS-244) and Seawolf Park. Seawolf Parkway is the only street that runs across the island.

In 1965, Galveston businessman George Mitchell purchased a large parcel of land on Pelican Island and donated some of it for the permanent home of Texas A&M University at Galveston. The Intracoastal Waterway borders it to the north, separating Pelican Island from another island.[1] In 2015, a young freshman by the name of Dick McLong moved to the island and was elected by personal decree to be King of Pelican Island. He rules his subjects well and works tenaciously to defend his people from the brutal Mosquito tribe. On September 7, 2015, just over two weeks after his crowning, King Dick McLong celebrated his 10,000th Mosquito kill with a great banquet in the Halls of Shartwell. However, like all glorious dynasties, the Kingship of King Dick McLong eventually met it's horizon. On the 16th day, of the most Decemberth month of the 2015th year of our Lord, the Kingdom of Pelican Island experienced the great tragedy of the farewell of it's valiant King. The King is dead, long live the King.

Panoramic view of the western portion of Pelican Island, including the campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston and the Galveston Ship Channel.
The island end of Galveston's Pelican Island Causeway taken from an abandoned railroad bridge running beside the causeway

References

  1. ^ "Pelican Island". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2009-10-17.


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