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8/27/1900
Hurricane strikes a group of small islands outside of Galveston. -
9/7/1900
15 mph winds.
No alert for the incoming hurricane. -
9/7/1900
Hurricane destroys Galveston.
Kills 6,000 to 8,000 people. -
9/8/1900
St Mary's orphan asulum destroyed killing 90 of the 93 residents. -
9/9/1900
People wait as the water slowly goes back to sea, revealing dead animals, people, and debris from the destroyed buildings. -
9/10/1900
People look for survivors, and take bodies out to sea for burrial, bodies wash up weeks later. -
9/28/1900
Construction of a sea wall begins to protect from future hurricane surges. -
Around the beginning of 1901
The buildings and houses in galveston were set on "stilts", the project would keep surges from hitting the houses. -
City is raised inwards gradually with sand.
Constructions put tons of sand in the ground to make an uphill sland inwards from shore (3ft to 11ft). -
Hurricane Allen
Hurricane Allen hit texas in 1980, but the seawall and stilts helped save many structures and lives. -
Hurricane Alicia
Hurricane Alicia does little damage because ofthe stilts, and sea wall. -
Galveston is now known as a good vacation spot.
With no evidence of the hurricane's destruction, Galveston is a fameous place for resorts and their amazing beaches.
