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Galveston Hurricane Of 1900 - Free English Encyclopedia from Turkcebilgi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | The city of Galveston at the end of the 19th century was a booming [metropolis with a population of 42,000. |
 | | Prior to the Hurricane of 1900, Galveston was considered to be a beautiful and prestigious city and was known as andquot;the [New York of the [South.andquot; Many people say that had it not been for the hurricane, Galveston would today be one of the nation's largest and most beautiful cities. |
 | | The Galveston city government was reorganized into a commission government, a newly devised structure where the government is made of a small group of commissioners, each responsible for one aspect of governance. |
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