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Polish Texans Website
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 1866 - 1912 (45 years)
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| 1 | 1866 | - 19 Sep 1866: Texas cotton planters meet and organize the Waverly Emigration Society.
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| 2 | 1867 | - 23 Apr 1867: Meyer Levy and twenty-nine Polish families arrive in Galveston and head to New Waverly, Texas.
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| 3 | 1875 | - 1875: Joseph Bartula becomes the first Polish immigrant to settle in Bremond, Texas
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| 4 | 1876 | - 4 Oct 1876: Texas A&M opens with 40 students and a faculty of six men.
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| 5 | 1895 | - 14 Feb 1895: A rare Gulf Coast snowstorm dumps up to 20 inches of snow on the Houston-Galveston area.
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| 6 | 1899 | - 20 Jun 1899: A severe flood on the Brazos River in Texas kills nearly 300.
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| 7 | 1900 | - 8 Sep 1900: The Great Galveston Storm destroys half the city and kills thousands.
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| 8 | 1909 | - 1909: Stefan Nesterowicz visits the major Polish communities in Texas.
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