About GHT
Galveston Hurricane Tour is all about PEOPLE! You'll meet the most interesting mix of people, like:
* The redheaded 23-year-old school teacher who narrowly escaped death in the 1900 Storm, then married five days later in a chapel filled with mud. This undying romance story unravels through the tour.
* The nuns who saved 1500 lives during the 1900 Storm.
* The redheaded 23-year-old school teacher who narrowly escaped death in the 1900 Storm, then married five days later in a chapel filled with mud. This undying romance story unravels through the tour.
* The nuns who saved 1500 lives during the 1900 Storm.
The Ursuline Nuns saved 1500 lives during the 1900 Storm!
* The young news reporter who televised the first live weather radar broadcast of a hurricane eye. He was broadcast nationally, which led to his discovery and promotion to anchor the national evening news.
* The meteorologist who was fighting to save his life and the lives of his daughters when the 1900 Storm swept his house away.
* The man who was frantically trying to telegraph the world that the 1900 Storm was destroying Galveston... his two attempts to telegraph from Galveston failed. How did he get the message out?
Only one of these five people is still alive today, but you will meet them all through our excellent storytelling!
* The meteorologist who was fighting to save his life and the lives of his daughters when the 1900 Storm swept his house away.
* The man who was frantically trying to telegraph the world that the 1900 Storm was destroying Galveston... his two attempts to telegraph from Galveston failed. How did he get the message out?
Only one of these five people is still alive today, but you will meet them all through our excellent storytelling!
Chief Meteorologist Isaac Cline found himself fighting to save the lives of his children during the 1900 Storm
In addition to human interest stories, you'll learn:
* Why Galveston was blindsided by the 1900 Storm
* Why the Upper Texas Coast is so vulnerable to storm surges and sea level rise
* How architectural adaptations following 19th-Century fires proved deadly in the 1900 Storm
* How Galveston saved itself through the Seawall and Grade Raising projects
* How Galvestonians raised massive buildings like churches
* The science behind hurricanes
* Storm chasing stories from 16 years of field work
* Hurricane science innovations started right here in Galveston
* Historic and modern perspectives on evacuation and shelter in place
* Opportunities to make Galveston a center for the flood resiliency industry- creative designs like buoyant foundations and amphibious architecture