Galveston: Quick Facts

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Galveston, Texas

Historic map showing Galveston Bay, the city of Galveston, Houston, and surrounding areas in southeast Texas around 1900. The map details county boundaries, major towns, railroads, and waterways, with Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico prominently labeled along the southeastern edge.

Map showing the storm track of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, beginning as a tropical storm near Cuba, strengthening as it moves northwest across the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall at Galveston, Texas, and continuing northeast through the central United States before dissipating over the northern Atlantic. Key dates, hurricane categories, and wind speeds are marked along the path.

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

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