1899 (colorized), Galveston and Texas History Center Galveston’s Economy: From exploration to 1900Īnalyzing Gavleston’s history will contextualize its economic standing before the storm. Bird’s eye view of 20th Street looking north. We will explore exactly what went wrong, how ego cost people their lives, and the fall of Galveston’s economic reign. This article will explore how one storm did so much damage and why Galveston did not ever recover economically. If not for this hurricane, Houston might not have grown to become Texas’s largest economic port. The once-thriving port city’s ruin led to the economic development of Houston. This is a story of one port’s devastating downfall and another’s debut. After the hurricane of 1900, the once thriving trading hub would be left in shambles. The storm produced 135 miles per hour winds taking lives and demolishing more than 3,600 buildings.Īt the time, Galveston was Texas’s economic powerhouse. Over 6,000 lives were lost due to the category four hurricane. The Galveston hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. Galveston and Houston Today: A transition of power.Economic Downfall: From economic powerhouse to tourist town.Rebuilding: Construction of the seawall and raising the elevation of an entire city.Weather Service Issue: Lack of communication.Galveston’s Economy: From exploration to 1900.
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