Galveston, Texas was a booming city at the end of the 19th century with a population of about 42,000 people, the biggest city in Texas. It was built around the Galveston Harbor on the Gulf of Mexico which made it a center for trade and commerce. The city was in the midst of a great boom and cotton season had just begun. Galveston had become the largest cotton port in the US. Over the course of the city's existence it weathered many storms that cause an insignificant amount of damage to the city to cause concern. The citizens believed that the city had seen the worst that could happen so the didn't demand a seawall to be built and even the Galveston Weather Bureau made a statement saying that it was unnecessary because a big enough storm would never be able to reach the city. The citizens had no idea of what was to come.
August 27th, about 1000 miles east of the Caribbean Islands, ships began to report rough weather. Three days later another report from Antigua state that a severe......

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Title: Galveston Hurrican
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