Disaster struck Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900. The devastating hurricane took thousands of lives, homes and businesses. Before the hurricane, in the late 1800s, Galveston was ranked as the ...

Galveston, once the most important port city in Texas, suffered a crushing blow with the hurricane of 1900. Once the waters receded and the extent of the damage became clear, the city faced the ...

This site from the PBS Online NewsHour contains tables and comparisons of hurricanes from 1900 to 2000 ... "Case Study: Galveston, Texas" which looks at how a major hurricane changed the direction ...