The Deadliest Storm in American History | Galveston 1900
CHRONICLES UNEARTHED
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On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane struck Galveston, Texas — then the richest city in the state, protected by expert forecasters who believed a storm like this was nearly impossible. By nightfall, the wealthiest city on the Gulf Coast lay in ruins, and between 6,000 and 12,000 people were dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in American history.
This is the story of how institutional rivalry, a fatal miscalculation by the U.S. Weather Bureau, and a city built on a nine-foot-high sandbar combined to create America's worst catastrophe — and how the survivors responded by physically raising an entire city out of the sea.
A Chronicles Unearthed documentary — deeply researched, evidence-driven, and built from primary historical sources including NOAA, the National Weather Service Heritage archive, and the Texas State Historical Association.
#HistoricalDisasters #documentary
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The Deadliest Storm in American History | Galveston 1900
CHRONICLES UNEARTHED
1,788 views
On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane struck Galveston, Texas — then the richest city in the state, protected by expert forecasters who believed a storm like this was nearly impossible. By nightfall, the wealthiest city on the Gulf Coast lay in ruins, and between 6,000 and 12,000 people were dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in American history.
This is the story of how institutional rivalry, a fatal miscalculation by the U.S. Weather Bureau, and a city built on a nine-foot-high sandbar combined to create America's worst catastrophe — and how the survivors responded by physically raising an entire city out of the sea.
A Chronicles Unearthed documentary — deeply researched, evidence-driven, and built from primary historical sources including NOAA, the National Weather Service Heritage archive, and the Texas State Historical Association.
#HistoricalDisasters #documentary