Galveston, Texas and Galveston Island have been a frequent point of landfall for major hurricanes. The worst hurricane to hit Galveston did so on September 8, 1900, and killed between 8,000 and 10,000 people.Erik Larson: Isaac's Storm CNN: The Galveston Hurricane: A Centennial Remembrance (2000) Galveston was also hit by a major hurricane in 1915 and by Hurricane Alicia in 1983.USA Today: Texas Hurricane History

Although Galveston has been slammed by hurricanes often in its history, the most devastating storm was the Great Storm of 1900. Between 8,000 and 10,000 deaths were blamed on the monster storm, and most of the city was destroyed.Erik Larson: Isaac's Storm

• Erik Larson: Isaac's Storm

• NOAA: Galveston 1900 Hurricane

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