ON THIS DAY IN TEXAS HISTORY Hurricane Devastates - TopicsExpress



          

ON THIS DAY IN TEXAS HISTORY Hurricane Devastates Galveston September 8th, 1900, a catastrophic hurricane struck the city of Galveston on the Texas coast. A third of the city was destroyed, and 6,000 to 8,000 people died. Galveston Island was completely inundated. Property loss was estimated at $30 million. The storm is considered the worst recorded natural disaster ever to strike the North American continent.~TSHA
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:53:56 +0000

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