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Most of these deaths occurred in and near Galveston, Texas, after the storm surge inundated the coastline and the island city with 8 to 12 ft (2.4 to 3.7 m) of water. As of 2024, it remains the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, behind Hurricane Fifi of 1974.
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]
The flooding causes at least $19 million in damage and claims the lives of 215 people, making it the deadliest flood in Texas history. [37] [36] Parts of San Antonio are inundated by floodwaters 7 ft (2.1 m) deep in what the San Antonio Express-News calls the greatest disaster in the city's history; 51 deaths occur in San Antonio.
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]
Texas history is one of the chief attractions at the 1904 Rosenberg Library, whose roots go back the 1971 Galveston Public Library.
Galveston, Texas, was hit hard with nine yellow fever epidemics between 1839 and 1867, necessitating additional public burial sites. At the time, it was the largest city in Texas and was the seaport of entry for the state. It is estimated that in 1853, 60 percent of its population was affected by the yellow fever crisis, with a death toll of ...
The first storm of the 1851 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall near Corpus Christi. [citation needed]The first storm of the 1854 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Texas, while the fourth storm of the season, another hurricane, moved inland near Galveston, Texas, causing 2 deaths from nearly 6 inches of rainfall, as well as $20,000 in damage.
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] Communities along the shoreline declined for some time as economic growth moved inland and Houston became the dominant economic center in Southeast Texas.