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I live in Seabrook,TX & people say that galveston was the newyork of the 1880's is this true? |
Travel Info I live in Seabrook,TX & people say that galveston was the newyork of the 1880's is this true? Travel Tips Go to see the movie at the fishermen's wharf off of the Strand about the hurricane in 1900. It remains the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. Estimated dead were 6000+ people based on insurance estimates. Or read the book Issac's Storm. There was also an excellent documentary on the Weather Channel(I think) about it. It is often referred to as the Great Storm. In its' day, Galveston was very much as large as New York was at the time. New York's growth spurt started in earnest in the following decade. It definitely was the center of trade for the cotton and timber industry. And it was very much the port town. Some old cotton trams can still be seen on Galveston port roads. The hurricane hit Galveston hard and the dredging of the Houston ship channel for the Port of Houston finished it off as a large port city. Go to the Rosenberg library in Galveston and read on it. It is interesting reading. Most people don't realize that Galveston was receiving immigrants just like New York City was until the storm. Pelican Island (Seawolf park) is where most immigrants were quarantined upon arrival. To this day, Galveston's old families are a melting pot of ethnic origin Others I have no idea if it would be comparable to New York of today, but it was the biggest city in Texas until it got smashed into by a hurricane. I know for sure the population was over a million. Please. Don't flatter them with that question. Galveston is the south, and always will be. I've never heard of Galveston being a NY, but it was much more prominent before the great hurricane of 1900 that really devastated the city and killed 6000 ppl. After that, there was some rebuilding but more attention was focused on living and working in Houston. Galveston has some beautiful houses even today. Actually, because of all the cotton trade and port business, Galveston's Strand area was known as the "Wall Street of the South." Some remnants survived the hurricane in 1900. At one time, Galveston was quite a banking center, and was known as the Wall Street of the Southwest. To learn more visit: http://www.galveston.com/history/... well i believe it was the biggest port of that time... after the hurricane, it was completely demolished... |
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