<p>On September 8, 1900 a monster hurricane slammed into Galveston Island, resulting in the largest natural disaster in American history.  In this bonus episode, learn what it was like for the residents of the island as they struggled desperately to survive the storm.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_319" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destruction-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-319" class="size-medium wp-image-319" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destruction-2-300x96.jpg" alt="After the storm (Texas State Library photo)" width="300" height="96" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destruction-2-300x96.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destruction-2.jpg 396w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-319" class="wp-caption-text">After the storm (Texas State Library photo)</p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_322" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-322" class="size-medium wp-image-322" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap-300x227.jpg" alt="Map showing the destruction from the 1900 Storm. (Houston Daily Post photo)" width="300" height="227" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap-300x227.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap-768x581.jpg 768w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap.jpg 914w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-322" class="wp-caption-text">Map showing the destruction from the 1900 Storm. (Houston Daily Post photo)</p></div></p>
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On September 8, 1900 a monster hurricane slammed into Galveston Island, resulting in the largest natural disaster in American history. In this bonus episode, learn what it was like for the residents of the island as they struggled desperately to survive the storm. After the storm (Texas State Library photo) Map showing the destruction from the 1900 Storm. (Houston Daily Post photo) Share Post Share

<p>On&nbsp;September 8, 1900 a monster hurricane slammed into Galveston Island, resulting in the largest natural disaster in American history. &nbsp;In this bonus episode, learn what it was like for the residents of the island as they struggled desperately to survive the storm.</p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destruction-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>After the storm (Texas State Library photo)</p><p></p>
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<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/destructionmap.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Map showing the destruction from the 1900 Storm. (Houston Daily Post photo)</p><p></p>

		
						
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