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The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded.
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- 1766 - The first recorded hurricane in Texas struck near Galveston
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ txtimeln.htm - 1854 - Galveston
Galveston, a port of entry, the seat of justice of Galveston county, and the most populous and commercial city of Texas, is situated on an island at...Read MORE... - 1895 - Galveston
Galveston, a port of entry, the seat of justice of Galveston co., and the most populous and commercial city of Texas, is situated on the Gulf of...Read MORE... - February 15, 1895 - A big Gulf snowstorm produced 15 inches at Galveston TX.
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1900 - More than 6,000 die after storm washes over Galveston
The nation's deadliest natural disaster, the storm struck with little warning late on Sept. 8. Storm tides of 8 to 15 feet inundated Galveston Island ...Read MORE...
Tremont Street, looking North. Galveston, Texas.
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Sea Wall and Beach
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In the Surf
Postcard- 1901 - October 8 - A deluge at Galveston, TX, produced nearly twelve inches of rain in about a six hour period. The rains came precisely thirteen months after the day of the famous Galveston hurricane disaster.
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October 8, 1901 - 1909 - SLOOP'S MASTER MEETS DEATH. Capt. Matthews of the Ellen, Fishing Craft, Struck by Loosened Boom and Swept Overboard.
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Galveston, Tex., July 22. - The dead body of Capt. D. T. Matthews, master of the sloop Ellen, was found on Friday morning at...Read MORE... - 1915 - August 17 - A hurricane hit Galveston, TX, with wind gusts to 120 mph and a twelve foot storm surge.
The storm claimed 275 lives, including forty-two on Galveston Island, with most deaths due to drowning. Of 250 homes built outside the seawall (which ...Read MORE... - 1916
Galveston, a port of entry and capital of Galveston co., Tex., is situated on the Gulf of Mexico and on an island at the mouth of a bay of its own...Read MORE... - 1983 - Hurricane Alicia
August 18, 1983
Hurricane Alicia makes landfall at Galveston Island, Texas, unleashing 23 small tornadoes. The storm kills 21 people, leaves Houston ...Read MORE...
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Galveston, Texas, USA
Tremont Street, looking North. Galveston, Texas.
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Galveston, Texas, USA
Sea Wall and Beach
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Galveston, Texas, USA
In the Surf
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1766 - The first recorded hurricane in Texas struck near Galveston
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1854 - Galveston
Galveston, a port of entry, the seat of justice of Galveston county, and the most populous and commercial city of Texas, is situated on an island at... Read MORE...
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1895 - Galveston
Galveston, a port of entry, the seat of justice of Galveston co., and the most populous and commercial city of Texas, is situated on the Gulf of... Read MORE...
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February 15, 1895 - A big Gulf snowstorm produced 15 inches at Galveston TX.
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1900 - More than 6,000 die after storm washes over Galveston
The nation's deadliest natural disaster, the storm struck with little warning late on Sept. 8. Storm tides of 8 to 15 feet inundated Galveston Island ... Read MORE...
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1901 - October 8 - A deluge at Galveston, TX, produced nearly twelve inches of rain in about a six hour period. The rains came precisely thirteen months after the day of the famous Galveston hurricane disaster.
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October 8, 1901
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1909 - SLOOP'S MASTER MEETS DEATH. Capt. Matthews of the Ellen, Fishing Craft, Struck by Loosened Boom and Swept Overboard.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Galveston, Tex., July 22. - The dead body of Capt. D. T. Matthews, master of the sloop Ellen, was found on Friday morning at... Read MORE...
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1915 - August 17 - A hurricane hit Galveston, TX, with wind gusts to 120 mph and a twelve foot storm surge.
The storm claimed 275 lives, including forty-two on Galveston Island, with most deaths due to drowning. Of 250 homes built outside the seawall (which ... Read MORE...
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1916
Galveston, a port of entry and capital of Galveston co., Tex., is situated on the Gulf of Mexico and on an island at the mouth of a bay of its own... Read MORE...
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1983 - Hurricane Alicia
August 18, 1983
Hurricane Alicia makes landfall at Galveston Island, Texas, unleashing 23 small tornadoes. The storm kills 21 people, leaves Houston ... Read MORE...
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