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The last reported survivor of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, Maude Conic of Wharton, Texas, [152] died November 14, 2004, at the claimed age of 116, although the 1900 census and other records indicate she was about 10 years younger than that.
1 Galveston, Texas after the Hurricane of 1900. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Featured picture candidates/Galveston, Texas after the Hurricane of 1900.
September 9, 1900 – The 1900 Galveston hurricane makes landfall on the southern end of Galveston Island as a Category 4 hurricane. [1] The storm kills an estimated 6,000–12,000 people, [ 2 ] making it the deadliest natural disaster in United States history; [ 3 ] much of the damage occurs in the port city of Galveston , which is largely ...
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.
During the snow, people took pictures of the snowy scene next to the statue memorializing the 1900 Galveston hurricane, known as the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.
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1862 map of Galveston showing the position of the lighthouse During the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 , the lighthouse served as a shelter for at least 125 people, saving their lives. In 1915, the lighthouse also survived another hurricane, where winds of 126 miles per hour were recorded.