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Name _______________________________ Date _______________ Period ______
Unit 8.1 Power Notes (20-1): Galveston Hurricane
GALVESTON, TEXAS

Began in April of _______
_____________________ used Galveston as a port due to its naturally deep harbor.
In 1800s Galveston was a center for ________________________ for Texas and the U S.
_____________________________________ in Texas from 1870-80 – 22,248 people
Nicknamed the “______________________________ of the Southwest”
During the late 1800s Galveston was Texas’ most _________________ city with beautiful architecture

Galveston enjoyed its role as the _______________________________ of Texas, a true White-Collar City.
First Texas city to have electric lights, telephone, and baseball team

SEPTEMBER 1900

By early September 1900, citizens of Galveston hear about a _________________ in the Gulf of Mexico…Did not know how ________________________ it was.
Most citizens disregarded the warnings given by _____________________________ – the city’s representative of the U.S. Weather Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 1900

Dr. Cline notices _____________________________ in the gulf as he makes his rounds, but nothing signaling what’s to come.
Dr. Cline received messages from the __________________________________ as Galveston had been put under a storm warning as early as Sept 4.
Galveston’s ______________ residents go to sleep that night unaware of the fate that awaits them

SEPTEMBER 8, 1900

Early in the day, water begins to ____________ homes blocks from the beach
Galveston’s highest point above sea level was only ______ feet and people begin to move to higher ground and into tall buildings
As flood waters rise the ________________ to mainland is destroyed by a boat that escapes its moorings
By the early evening, the winds began to blow the deadly _______________________ onto the island
A storm surge of ______ feet swept over the island and completely submerged it.
People fled to the second and third stories of high buildings
Winds estimated at near _______ mph gusts
As people fled the storm, many were killed by _______________________ from houses that had been destroyed by wind and water. People clung to anything to keep afloat.
By night time the city was in utter _______________ as the gasworks for city lighting was destroyed.
By ____ pm, the winds turned from the south and the storm began to weaken
By the next morning the storm was gone and devastation was left in its wake:

AFTERMATH & RECOVERY

Bodies were collected to be ________________ and then a plan was made to _________________ of them
Bodies were staked on barges and weighted down to be sunk in the gulf.
A few days later the bodies washed back onto the island.
The city officials decided to ____________ all the bodies.
Many __________________________ citizens were put in charge of burning the bodies.
Galveston asked for assistance from the governor to prevent _________ in the city
125 people were shot for __________________ from houses and from the dead bodies.

CHANGES AFTER THE STORM

Galveston changed its City Government to a __________________________________ to speed up the process of recovering
A ____________________ was proposed to block the island from deadly storm surges
The city planned to raise its _____________________ by bringing in sand from the gulf

THE SEAWALL

Galveston built a ____ foot seawall that extends for over three miles of the islands coastline. They increased the elevation of the town by ____ feet.
These projects were completed by 1904, causing Galveston to miss out on the oil boom.

GALVESTON TODAY

Galveston resumed its role as a port of entry for Texas ____________________ after the Hurricane

However, ______________________ overtook Galveston as the most important port city in Texas when the Houston Ship Channel was built.
Galveston’s economy today is based largely on ____________________.
It is also the home of the two __________________________: Texas A&M University @ Galveston and the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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