April 16, 2024
Harbour Lights Galveston Jetty - TX HL338 NIB
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Galveston Jetty - TX Limited Edition 4000Harbour Lights #HL338The land that is now Galveston was part of the original Austin Colony, when Michel B. Menard and a group of his associates bought the site in 1836 from the Republic of Texas, intending to create a new town. Town lots were made available in 1838, and the city was incorporated in 1839. Galveston's harbor became an active port with ships from all over the world bringing their goods there. Galveston prospered and grew over the next several decades. But all that came to a halt on September 8, 1900.With little warning a great hurricane storm with winds exceeding 120 miles per hour and tidal surge devastated the island and killed more than 6,000 people. At the time of the 1900 Storm, Galveston had a population of 37,000 and was the fourth largest city in Texas following Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. One-third of the city was completely destroyed, more than 3,600 buildings.A storm wall was built to protect the harbor and assure that another storm would not devastate the town. However, the narrow entrance to the harbor would easily silt up and so, long jetty walls were built out into the Gulf of Mexico to abate the silting.A lighthouse was proposed soon after to mark the entrance to the now-protected harbor. World War I was underway and there were delays in funding and building
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