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👂Listen: 1877 Tall Ship Elissa
👂Listen: East End Historical District
👂Listen: Texas Heroes Monument
👂Listen: Quick History of Galveston
👂Listen: The Strand
👂Listen: Pier 21
👂Listen: Port of Galveston

This episode is a quick story from Doug McLean on the fabrication of the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa figurehead during the restoration process.

Interested in information covered in this episode? Dive deeper into the links below! :
Elissa  : https://www.galvestonhistory.org/sites/1877-tall-ship-elissa-at-the-galveston-historic-seaport

Video story on the Elissa coming to Galveston : https://texasarchive.org/2012_00914

Full Conversation with Doug McClean - Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tupzLU7z0UffunUThje7Z?si=XjuYw4caQrqBap24rXM4bg

Photos & story of the the model for the Elissa Figurehead:
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2012/10/figureheads-galvestons-tall-ship-elissa-the-living-figurehead-and-the-yellow-rose/

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