Ep. 23: The Great Storm of 1900, Part 1: A Storm Brewing
Wise About Texas
English - August 29, 2016 01:01 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History texas history texan cowboy san jacinto culture texans Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Next Episode: BONUS EPISODE: The Great Storm of 1900–A Night of Horror
The worst natural disaster in American history occurred on September 8, 1900 when a massive hurricane hit Galveston, Texas. At the time, Galveston was the largest city in Texas and one of the most prosperous in the country. Weather forecasting was not keeping pace with prosperity, however, and the folks in Galveston had no way to know what was about to hit the island. In part 1, you'll learn about victorian-era Galveston and the weathermen who thought they understood hurricanes. This episode will take you through the morning of September 8, a day that changed Galveston, and Texas, forever.
Galveston about 1881
The track of the Great Storm