![]() ![]() The city, although a fraction of the population, was considered a premier cosmopolitan city comparable to San Francisco or New Orleans, or some of the prominent cities in the North East of the United StatesIt seemed as if nothing could stop the influx of fortune. Affluent residents and Wealthy tourists from all over the country visited Galveston to bathe and play in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Impression of the general public as well as numerous experts was that Galveston Island was an unrelenting powerhouse that would soon be a major metropolis of the Southern United States. The Island had experienced hurricanes, even severe storms that caused destruction, but nothing that had deterred Galvestonians from continuing their lives on a barrier Island on the Gulf Coast of Texas. The 7 decades leading up to this day, The island city of Galveston had grown from a small settlement on the coast of the newly formed Republic of Texas into one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. On September 7th, 1900, the day prior to the Great Storm the city was in the swing of Summer. This hurricane is now known as the Great Storm of 1900 and is, to this day, the deadliest natural disaster in United States History. The city's potential was no match for the momentum of a hurricane with the storm surge exceeding the highest point on the island and winds at over 145 miles per hour. A powerful hurricane, which struck Galveston with very little notice, left the island in splinters. A day that changed the Texas coast, and the course of Galveston Island's distinct economic position and seemingly endless prosperity forever. On the eve of splintered dreams and eminence engulfed. ![]()
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