Barrier Island: Galveston Island

Galveston Island is a barrier island formed after melting Holocene glacier. Since then, the size and geographical location of the island has changed due to a variety of factors including sediment availability and various hydrodynamic reasons. The island was also eroded by a huge storm like a hurricane or other natural disaster. Many efforts have been made to reduce the amount of erosion and migration, including seawalls and docks. These efforts are not 100% effective, the island will continue to change; through human intervention we hope to minimize this change.

Since the destruction of Galveston in 1900, the measures taken by cities are still working to reduce casualties and damage, despite subsequent hurricanes like Alicia and Ike attacked the island. But today the constant protection of Galveston Island and other coastal communities and Texas assets is always the leader's brain and can always be improved. In April of this year, President Bush and over 60 other co-signers wrote to President to advocate new coastal barriers to further protect other important ports along Galveston and Texas Coast It was. By continuing to increase the coastal defense it is expected that the recent hurricane - like tragedies caused by the 1900 hurricane and the Gulf hurricane will be avoided.

The history of Galveston, Texas begins with an archaeological record of the Native American using the island. The first European settlement on the island was built around 1816. Galveston Port was established in 1825 by the Mexican Parliament after the revolution in Spain succeeded. During the Texas Revolution, the city was the main port of the Texas Navy. Galveston was founded in 1836 by Matthew Serve and is the capital city of the Republic of Texas. The battle of Galveston took place in Galveston Bay during the civil war in the United States. Admiral John McGrüder attacked and exilted the city occupied by the Union Army.

The flood of Galveston changed the island forever. There is no longer a commercial center, formerly known as "Southwest Wall Street". Instead, Houston absorbs the impact of Galveston and becomes a major metropolis. To prevent future damage, if another storm occurred, the island built a seawall and raised the future building by 17 feet. In August 1915, another category 4 hurricane attacked Galveston with a wind speed of 135 mph and a height of 21 feet, but only 11 people were murdered.