American History Tellers

American History Tellers

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane | City of Doom | 3

Season 95April 22, 202638 min

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On September 9, 1900, the residents of Galveston, Texas woke up to find their island in ruins. Entire neighborhoods had vanished overnight. Telegraph, telephone, and electrical lines were destroyed, as were the four bridges connecting Galveston to the mainland. Bloodied men, women, and children stumbled through the streets. And thousands of corpses were strewn amongst the wreckage, victims of what remains America’s deadliest natural disaster.As the survivors reckoned with the challenge of rebuil

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