Disaster struck Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900. The devastating hurricane took thousands of lives, homes and businesses. Before the hurricane, in the late 1800s, Galveston was ranked as the Lone ...

GALVESTON, Texas – Imagine a beautiful Saturday morning in Galveston. Warm and humid, thousands of people starting their day not knowing that a massive Category 4 hurricane was hours away from ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- September 8 marks the somber anniversary of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The category 4 hurricane made landfall on the island, taking the lives of at least 6,000 ...

GALVESTON, Texas — It was called the grandest city in Texas at the dawn of the 20th century. But with the arrival of the hurricane on Sept. 8, 1900, the city would struggle to ever regain its former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was by far America's deadliest, wiping out a booming city in southeast Texas. On Sept. 8, 1900, ...

Welcome to Galveston in 1900. A bustling city teaming with life and fancy hotels. The city of 38,000 has streets emblazoned with electric lights, the first of its kind in Texas, and the cities port is ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new piece of art inspired by the city of Galveston is coming soon to a park near you. Sculptor Doug McLean said his new work is called "Hope," and it shows a woman holding ...

GALVESTON, Texas — After nearly four years and 1,500 hours, sculptor Doug McLean is close to finishing his latest project: a sculpture called "Hope." Doug was inspired by Pompeo Coppini's sculpture, ...

GALVESTON, Texas — It was called the grandest city in Texas at the dawn of the 20th century. But with the arrival of the hurricane on Sept. 8, 1900, the city would struggle to ever regain its former ...