The Seawall Galveston

Galveston , Texas, United States

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    What the heck is there to say about Galveston?

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    ... about Galveston wouldn't be complete without a mention of the great storm of September 8, 1900 , when the deadliest natural disaster in United States history hit Galveston Island...a storm with winds exceeding 120 miles per hour and a tidal surge that ...

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    Ya'll...here we come

    ... around the Island as Hurricane Ike hit the area last September. We saw a dolphin statue that was lost out to sea, drove down the seawall, and went to a lookout point. The Strand area is still in recovery; Joe's Crab Shack is still boarded up as well as ...

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    Galveston

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    ... broken windows and rotten or crooked wooden walls, many looked derelict. It didn't seem like the nicest of towns. Driving along the Seawall Blvd we were metres from the coast and it was rough in the aftermath of the hurricane. Dotted along the seafront ...

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    Feb 14 - Moody Valentine's Day

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    ... ; He founded a private bank, an insurance company, and the Moody Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States (it awards grants to various civic and environmental causes in Texas).  Moody Gardens is owned by the City of ...

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    Feb 16 - Last day in Galveston

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    ... today was for sunny and 70 degrees, it didn't happen.  It was another dreary, cloudy day, but it was pleasant enough to get outside and walk around. We spent our day relaxing, walking along the seawall, playing cards, and doing some packing.  ...

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    Days 93 & 94 - Hwy 87 on Gulf of Mexico before Ike

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    ... the Earth back in the early 1900’s but you wouldn’t know it from the way it looks today. We drove along the seawall past a long row of restaurants, souvenir shops, hotels, and bars that were all pretty sleepy looking since this is off season ...

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    Feb 12 - Checking things out

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    ... and began a project to raise the grade of the entire town.  The project took until 1962, costing $15 million.  Today, the seawall stretches 55,000 ft and protects one-third of Galveston's oceanfront. -- During the grade raising, 500 city blocks ...

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    Galveston

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    ... proof of your mighty winds is recorded in the history books marked the Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster. To prevent such a natural disaster from ever happening again the city built the seawall, seven miles long and seventeen feet ...