Hurricane Galveston - Sept. 8, 1900

Galveston, Texas was known at the end of the 19th Century as the "Jewel of Texas" until the single deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history wiped away much of what had been a booming future. 

The bustling island community had been the hub of the cotton trade and Texas' largest city. 

Progress bred complacency though, which became apparent when city officials and residents decided against building a seawall to protect the city. 

When the category 4 hurricane with estimated 135 mph winds made landfall in the early morning, buildings crumbled under the force of 15-foot-high waves. 

By late afternoon, the entire island was submerged. 

An estimated 8,000 people perished. Although the city was successfully rebuilt, it never regained the prosperity that earned it a reputation as the "New York of the south."

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