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The 1900 Galveston hurricane, [1] also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, [2] [3] is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. [4]
English: On September 8, 1900, the deadliest hurricane in US history made landfall at Galveston, Texas. Winds reached a speed of 145 miles per hour, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals out of Galveston's population of 37,000.
The 1900 Storm Memorial is a bronze sculpture by David Moore (1921–2001), [1] installed along the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas. [2] It was installed in 2000 [ 3 ] and commemorates victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane .
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. Death Toll: 6,000–12,000. Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) At the time, 38,000 people lived in ...
Pages in category "Galveston Hurricane of 1900" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Still, these rarely match the scale of historic large-scale disasters, such as the Galveston hurricane of 1900 and the Mississippi River floods of 1927 and 1993.
Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies is a 1900 black-and-white silent film depicting the destruction caused by the Galveston hurricane on September 8, 1900. The film was produced by Edison Studios. It depicts laborers clearing debris searching for dead bodies. A body was found during the search.
Galveston Hurricane 1900. This Category 4 hurricane that hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, is one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Storm tides of up to 15 feet inundated ...