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So the raising of the city's grade, because I know Galveston and I've never really thought that I was walking on the seawall, I see one precipice to my left or right, but the city just extends at 17 feet high.

Yes.

That's a lot of fill.

How did they accomplish it?

Now, I am suspicious that it was 100% mud that was used.

Surely some other items got thrown in.

So September 1901 rolls around, the first anniversary of this disaster.

What was the city of Galveston like?

And how's the storm remembered today?

I know I've walked by a few plaques.

It does seem that the seawall and grade-raising was completed just in time because there was another storm that hit in 1915.

How did Galveston fare?

Now today, certainly hurricanes are something we reckon with every year, and we've seen great catastrophes hit many different cities.

So what should people know about the 1900 hurricane in Galveston?

What should we remember from this storm?

Well, Patricia Bixle, thank you so much for talking with me today on American History Tellers.

Thanks for having me.

That was my conversation with Dr. Patricia Bixle, author of Galveston and the 1900 Storm Catastrophe and Catalyst, co-authored with Elizabeth Hayes Turner.

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