The 1900 Storm of Galveston Galveston was one of the most promising cities in the state of Texas. With a population of around 37,000 people it was one of the richest cities in the U.S.A. It was one of the most conveniently located cities among the G Continue Reading...
Isaac's Storm The Galveston City is a narrow island adjoining the Galveston bay. Marked by its distinct geographical position its highest point is only 8.7 feet above sea level. This Gulf city was devastated by one of the worst ever storm to strike Continue Reading...
Galveston: A History (1986) by David G. McComb The book Galveston: A History is both a detailed chronological and thematic analysis, of the four-century-old history, mainly from a technological perspective, of Galveston, Texas. Its author, David G. Continue Reading...
Because of this, the Outer Banks - barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina - often did not get timely weather information. The hurricane of 1944, which hit the Eastern coast from Cape Hatteras all the way up to Newfoundland, resulted in a ma Continue Reading...
"The Great Storm reigns today as the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Between 10,000 and 12,000 people died during the storm...the added toll on commercial structures created a monetary loss of $30 million, about $700 million in today's d Continue Reading...
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale, Seth's family moved to Galveston, TX. In early September 1900 the town was nearly wiped out by a storm that killed nearly 8,000 inhabitants. The novel set just before the storm. At seventeen years old, Seth is disc Continue Reading...
