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Houston Chronicle
November 20, 2008
By DOLPH TILLOTSON Last week, the University of
Texas regents decided to cut the heart out of
Galveston's largest employer at the community's worst moment. ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
November 19, 2008
The Hotel Galvez was built as a symbol of
Galveston's resilience following the Great Storm of 1900 and following
hurricane Ike reopened to the public on ...
Library Journal
November 19, 2008
As stated on the library web site: "
hurricane Ike was the most devastating storm to hit
Galveston during the past 100 years. As much as the 1900 storm was ...
Forbes
November 16, 2008
Hurricane' Ike's devastation is still being felt, even though the storm hit
Galveston Island more than two months ago. The latest fallout, the New York ...
Galveston.com & Company (press release)
November 14, 2008
... can add
hurricane Ike to the list of
hurricanes it has survived - a list that includes Hurricane Carla in 1961 and the infamous Great Storm of 1900. ...
San Marcos Daily Record
November 12, 2008
By Debbie Daniel When
Hurricane Ike rendered
Galveston Island helpless with a ruthless hit to the vintage city, my heart hurt with a need to get there as ...
Environment News Service
November 12, 2008
"I have on the desk in my office a book published in
Galveston shortly after the 1900 storm," he said. "We believe the book we're planning should last just ...
Dallas Morning News
November 10, 2008
First responders faced the worst hurricane since 1900 (that one killed 6000). Yet, loss of life was minimal. In spite of widespread devastation, ...
StandardNet
November 7, 2008
... to be able to share the
music and keep alive traditional songs such as "Mighty Day," which is an account of the devastating
Galveston Hurricane of 1900. ...
Texas Examiner
November 7, 2008
The original building, nicknamed "Old Red," still stands, having survived the 1900 storm and subsequent
hurricanes. But many island residents remain wary of ...
News-Journal.com
November 5, 2008
Trinity school and church are raising money for their sister school in
Galveston, which was damaged by
hurricane Ike. "We just wanted to do something to ...
FWWeekly
November 5, 2008
Here's the dirty little secret about
Galveston's two most devastating storms: Long before the 1900 hurricane and again, decades before Ike, the community's ...
Diboll Free Press
November 5, 2008
Known today as the Blue Hole, the old quarry supplied much of the rock used to build
Galveston's
sea wall after a hurricane slammed the city in 1900 -- one ...
Galveston.com & Company (press release)
November 3, 2008
... Galvez was built as a symbol of
Galveston's resilience following the Great Storm of 1900 and following
hurricane Ike reopened to the public on Oct. 15. ...
Virginia Gazette
October 30, 2008
A large part of the city of
Galveston,
Texas, was reduced to rubble after it was hit by a surprise hurricane Sept. 8, 1900. More than 6000 people were ...
Galveston.com & Company (press release)
October 29, 2008
"I have on the desk in my office a book published in
Galveston shortly after the 1900 storm. We believe the book we're planning should last just as long and ...
Seattle Times
October 29, 2008
Galveston picked a bad time to get hit by a hurricane. Best guess is that 75 percent of the homes have flood damage. But in this economy, and post-Katrina, ...
Kentucky.com
October 28, 2008
By Amy Wilson Debris lined the southbound lanes of Interstate 45 after
hurricane Ike struck the
Galveston,
Texas, area in September. ...
Kentucky.com
October 27, 2008
At the one-month anniversary of
hurricane Ike, there is no ferry service from
Galveston to Bolivar Island, where more bodies are likely to be found in ...
Galveston.com & Company (press release)
October 27, 2008
During
hurricane Ike, this area was severely affected, flooding by as much as 12 feet.
Galveston Historical Foundation is now working with business owners, ...
Galveston County Daily News
October 26, 2008
hurricane Ike, which came ashore Sept. 13, swamped
Galveston's downtown business district with water as much as 13 feet deep. ...
Galveston County Daily News
October 25, 2008
By Laura Elder
Galveston - When storm surge and wind from
hurricane Ike pounded some of the island's most iconic shops, bars and restaurants into jagged ...
Houston Chronicle
October 19, 2008
Listings of single-family homes in
Galveston have fallen 17 percent since the storm hit. There were 350 houses on the
market as of last Friday, ...
Daily Gleaner
October 18, 2008
Many homes in
Galveston are built on stilts as a response to a 1900 storm that killed as many as 12000 people. The ground level is often used as a garage. ...
KHOU
October 18, 2008
"Little did I know that I would be in a position to rebuild
Galveston, just as my forbearers did in 1900, but here I am," Thomas said. ...
KATC
October 17, 2008
Hurricane Katrina claimed the old one in 2005, and construction won't begin on its replacement until next year. "We just want to raise some money to help ...
Texas Observer
October 17, 2008
The 1900 hurricane that nearly wiped
Galveston off the map packed winds estimated at 135 mph. "It's like a lot of things with these labs," Hammond says. ...
Blanco County News
October 16, 2008
"One of the jewels of
Galveston's historic district, the Grand is one of the nation' few theaters built before 1900 that still functions as a venue for live ...
Houston Chronicle
October 16, 2008
The 53 blocks of oak trees were planted on the Broadway Boulevard esplanade, the entrance to the city, after the devastating 1900 hurricane that killed more ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
October 15, 2008
The Hotel Galvez was built as a symbol of
Galveston's resilience following the Great Storm of 1900. A group of
businessmen pulled their resources and raised ...
Jasper Newsboy
October 15, 2008
The couple exchanged vows in the 168 year old First Presbyterian Church of
Galveston that survived the devastating hurricane of 1900. ...
Tufts Observer Online
October 15, 2008
Ike landed on September 13 at
Galveston, which had suffered through the deadliest hurricane in the history of
the US in 1900 with up to 12000 deaths ...
National Catholic Register
October 14, 2008
BY Daniel J. Engler WEATHER CHANNEL The new season analyzes America's response to calamities such as the
Galveston,
Texas, hurricane of 1900 - and also ...
Galesburg Register-Mail
October 14, 2008
One of the deadliest
hurricanes in US history nearly destroyed
Galveston in 1900. According to Wikipedia, that storm killed between 6000 and 12000 people in ...
BioRegion News
October 14, 2008
One month after
hurricane Ike wreaked havoc on eastern
Texas, the University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston has begun to recover. ...
MetroWest Daily News
October 13, 2008
The record holder in fatalities, in case you're curious, is the 1900 hurricane in
Galveston,
Texas, which killed an estimated 8000. ...
Mirror.co.uk
October 12, 2008
This was the city clobbered last month by
Hurricane Ike. Thankfully, it was nothing compared with the Great
Galveston Hurricane of 1900 which devastated the ...
San Antonio Express
October 12, 2008
The cataclysm of 1900 forced
Galveston leaders to face a brutal question of how or whether it could resume its place as the state's leading city. ...
Beaumont Enterprise
October 10, 2008
The Hotel Galvez was built as a symbol of
Galveston's resilience following the Great Storm of 1900. A group of
businessmen pooled their resources and raised ...
Austin American-Statesman
October 10, 2008
Completed in 1859, the villa was the first brick house in
Texas and had weathered the famous
Galveston Hurricane of 1900. It's one of the island's most ...
