Welcome back! Today we will continue our deep dive into the most famous cities of The Old World.

It is no stretch to admit that the history of Texas is long and proud. From the first shots of the Mexican Revolution, Texas played an integral role. The “New” Capital of the Republic of Texas in 1836, after declaring independence from Spain, was the island of Galveston.

Today we will take a brief look at the history of Galveston, including its impact in The Civil War, as well as focusing on the oldest known photographs of Galveston that still survive today.

Galveston flourished after the Civil War, jumping from 7,200 residents in 1860, to roughly 37,000 residents by 1899. Galveston had many advancements that surpassed any other city in Texas. Galveston was elaborate, and built for entertainment, however a great storm would hit Galveston on September 8th, 1900, and change the history forever.

This storm, quoted as being “once in a lifetime” crashed twentyfoottall waves over the coastline of Galveston, accompanied by 130 mile per hour winds, which ravaged the island town.

Galveston was decimated during the storm, and many of the old world buildings (over 7,000 buildings) and antiquitech were destroyed.

Today I’ve tried to recoup some of the Old World, Pre1900 photographs of Galveston into this compilation for you. I’ve also included rare photographs of Galveston after the storm. We will briefly discuss the current narrative, but mainly we will take a long look at these unique and earliest images of Galveston, Texas.

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