wayne77590 Report post Posted January 12, 2019 After the 1900 Hurricane, Galveston was raised 17 feet at the seawall and sloped downard 8 ft per 1500 feet. Some house were raised 11 feet. Source: The Galveston Raising Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manholt Report post Posted January 12, 2019 Wayne. That's correct. Very few houses survived that storm, pretty much flattened the Island and lost an estimated 6,000 souls! The land behind the Sea Wall, was built up by digging up the flats, where we now have English Bayou. While waiting to get started on the Sea Wall, General Roberts, wrote the Roberts Rules of Order! Now, it's your turn. The Texas City Explosion of a drifting ship! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayne77590 Report post Posted January 13, 2019 Texas City Disaster Yep, Killed over 500 people and injured over 5000. When the Grandcamp exploded residents went to the dock area to watch the fire and firefighters. Kids were let out of school to go watch. The Grandcamp's anchor was blown across the city. Another ship, the High Flyer also exploded because of the Grandcamp's fire and a ghird was destroyed. The High Flyer propeller, it is huge, was found over a mile away. Some old time videos: Texas City, TX 1947 Explosion Parking lot 1/4 mile away from blast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
