And just like Ellis island, when people came as immigrants, they would come to Galveston. That was the port of entry where vast numbers of people came to America through Galveston. And what happened is, In 1900, there was a devastating hurricane that killed between 8,000 and 12,000 people in Galveston. And they didn't have the technology to have any early warning signs. So the hurricane just hit and destroyed the city. And it remains the single most devastating natural disaster in US History. (25:49–25:58)
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