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Rebecca Byrd Masterson (January 19, 1882 – September 22, 1969) was an American petroleum geologist.Masterson was born and raised in Galveston, Texas. [1] She was a survivor of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, losing her mother in the carnage.
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]
At the age of eight, she survived the 1900 Great Galveston Hurricane. She had two infant brothers who were killed in the event. [2] Being the valedictorian of her class, she later, in 1915, graduated as an honours student in geology from the University of Texas, [3] and was one of the two women who graduated in her field. [4]
At the time, 38,000 people lived in Galveston, Texas. By the end of this Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds, 10,000 of them had lost their homes in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (Category 4): Death toll between 8,000 and 12,000, named the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history Hurricane Audrey (1957, Category 4 ): 416 Galveston Hurricane of 1915 ...
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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 .