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  2. 1900 Galveston hurricane - Wikipedia

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    In 1915, a storm similar in strength and track to the 1900 hurricane struck Galveston. The 1915 storm brought storm surge up to 12 ft (3.7 m), testing the integrity of the new seawall. Although 53 people on Galveston Island lost their lives in the 1915 storm, this was a great reduction from the thousands who died in 1900. [144]

  3. 1900 Storm Memorial - Wikipedia

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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 .

  4. File:Searching for bodies, Galveston 1900.ogv - Wikipedia

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    English: 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. Other languages

  5. Portal:Tropical cyclones/Featured article/Galveston Hurricane ...

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    The number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of casualties of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780, and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is to date the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States.

  6. Where do most hurricanes hit in Texas? See storm strikes by ...

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    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 ...

  7. The Most Devastating Hurricanes to Ever Hit the U.S. - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. File:Galveston Hurricane 1900 - Film - Thomas A Edison.webm

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    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.

  9. Here are 10 of the worst hurricanes to hit the US - AOL

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    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 the whole of the island as ...