Galveston Hurricane of 1900
By Emily Messer
Fast Facts
Galveston’s Broadway Street - Sept. 1900 and Today
Photo Courtesy of Galveston Historical Foundation
A panoramic shot of the island showing receding floodwaters and scattered debris.
Photo Courtesy of www.1900storm.com
A four block wide area stretching for a half mile long is wiped clean by the storm.
Photo Courtesy of www.1900storm.com
Floating wreckage near Texas City - Typical scene for miles along the waterfront
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia
The only remaining house near the beach for miles, Galveston, Texas
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia
Galveston Seawall Today
Photo Courtesy of Panoramio via Google Images
Resources for Photos
1900 Galveston Hurricane. (n.d.). Retrieved November 2014, from Wikipedia.
Kane, J. (2011). Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters. Retrieved November 2014, from PBS.
The history of the Great Storm in pictures. (2014). Retrieved from The 1900 Storm.