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Sep 8, 2017 · Sept 8, 1900 Galveston hurricane Edison films compilation
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The Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Learn more about the raising of Galveston with The History Guy: • The 1900 "Great Storm" and Raising Ga...
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The greatest disaster in U.S. History, the great storm of 1900 hit Galveston, Texas over night on September 8-9th.The hurricane brought a 12ft storm surge an...
Mar 10, 2022 · September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning.
The oldest known films of Texas document the wreckage of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Here, combined with interviews with survivors Caroline Schaper Harris and King Vidor (Academy Award-nominated director), they tell the story of the deadliest natural disaster and the worst hurricane in U.S. history.
A major center of commerce, with a population of 40,000 at the turn of the century, Galveston was the most important seaport in Texas and poised for greatness in the new century. Then, on September 8, 1900, came a hurricane of such fury it drove an angry ocean before it, covering the island from Gulf to Bay and laying waste to the city by the sea.
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Sep 6, 2023 · From the early evening until midnight, the city of Galveston bore the brunt of the hurricane. It is estimated that winds reached more than 120 mph, with a storm surge of almost sixteen feet, reducing 3,600 structures to rubble.
