Galveston Disaster - 1900 I was released on: USA: September 1900
Galveston Disaster - 1900 III was released on: USA: September 1900
Around 37,000 people lived in Galveston in 1900.
The Galveston hurricane of 1900 made landfall on Saturday, September 8, 1900.
Panorama of Orphans' Home Galveston - 1900 was released on: USA: September 1900
The hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900 is known as the 1900 Galveston hurricane. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, causing widespread destruction and resulting in thousands of deaths.
Bird's-Eye View of Dock Front Galveston - 1900 was released on: USA: September 1900
The chief meteoroligist in Galveston during the storm of 1900 was Isaac Cline.
About 1900
Galveston, Texas
The worst hurricane to hit Galveston in 1900 was known as the Great Galveston Hurricane. It remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, resulting in an estimated 8,000-12,000 fatalities.
"Hurricane Galveston" was not the name of a hurricane. There was the Galveston hurricane of 1900, which occurred before there was a naming system for hurricanes. As a result the hurricane was named for where it hit: Galveston, Texas.