EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 15 MIN
The Great Galveston Hurricane 1900
from HistMuse · host HistMuse
The Great Galveston Hurricane 1900: America's Deadliest Natural DisasterSeptember 8, 1900. Galveston, Texas. A beach resort city of 37,000. Weather Bureau dismissed warnings. No evacuation ordered.At 8PM, 140mph winds + 15ft storm surge hit. 8-12ft water engulfed island. 3,600 homes destroyed. 6,000-12,000 dead (most cited: 8,000). Deadliest U.S. natural disaster ever.Train tracks twisted. Bodies floated 100 miles. City grade only 9ft above sea.HistMuse reveals ignored warnings that turned paradise into graveyard.
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The Great Galveston Hurricane 1900: America's Deadliest Natural DisasterSeptember 8, 1900. Galveston, Texas. A beach resort city of 37,000. Weather Bureau dismissed warnings. No evacuation ordered.At 8PM, 140mph winds + 15ft storm surge hit. 8-12ft water engulfed island. 3,600 homes destroyed. 6,000-12,000 dead (most cited: 8,000). Deadliest U.S. natural disaster ever.Train tracks twisted. Bodies floated 100 miles. City grade only 9ft above sea.HistMuse reveals ignored warnings that turned paradise into graveyard.
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