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The Galveston hurricane of 1900 remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. [26] The disaster did not even spare the buried dead; a number of coffins, including reportedly that of actor-playwright Charles Francis Coghlan who had died in Galveston the previous year, were washed out of the local cemetery to sea by the tidal storm ...
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900. It had estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale .
Galveston Hurricane. July 25 – The Robert Charles Riots occur in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. September 8 – The Galveston Hurricane makes landfall at Galveston, Texas, eventually killing 6,000–12,000 in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Location of Galveston County in Texas This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas . There are 10 districts, 73 individual properties, and four former properties listed on the National Register in the county.
In 1900 a massive hurricane devastated the city of Galveston and heavily damaged communities around the bay. According to some estimates the death toll on the coast outside of Galveston may have been over one thousand. [56] Bridges between Galveston and the mainland were destroyed. [57]
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Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]
1900. Population: 44,633. [15] September: Major hurricane strikes nearby Galveston, leading to development shifting north to Houston. [16] 1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt approves a one-million dollar fund for the construction of the Houston Ship Channel. 1904 - Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library opens, later known as Houston Public Library.