There was a time, as never before, a hurricane of great power and force. Like never before, there was a hurricane with many names: storm, cyclone, tempest, typhoon and flood. Yet it survived into history as the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Humanity has glorified and immortalized the hurricane. The Great Galveston Hurricane has been the subject of numerous articles, novels, plays, and poems, as well as four major nonfiction studies (Longshore). This is truly one of the largest storms in hurricane history. Such greatness had harmless and humble beginnings. Like all hurricanes that have existed, exist and will exist, the hurricane was born from the waters of the world and the winds of the world. The temperate waters of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean gave rise to the storm of August 31, 1900. Its birthplace was approximately 400 miles west of the African Cape Verde Islands (Longshore). Everything that lives must grow and flourish, just as the storm grows and flourishes. The ocean itself fueled the incipient storm, as all hurricanes derive their energy from the evaporation of water from the ocean surface. The wind itself fueled the hurricane, as all parents seek to raise their children above themselves. With such sustenance, the cyclone quickly deepened (Longshore). However, as all young people do, the hurricane moved away from its progenitors. Carried by its own winds, the hurricane swirled westward at speeds between 12 and 15 miles per hour (Longshore). It was like a newborn foal discovering its legs for the first time and therefore all too eager to move of its own will. A sense of wanderlust for the world permeates the essence of the entity. Curiosity and curiosity emanate from the development...... middle of paper ......n of a costly project to protect the island from future hurricanes. A 17-foot sea wall, which eventually reached 10.4 miles, was built along the island's Gulf coast. They also began a project to increase the island's overall elevation above sea level using city blocks (Ackerman). Despite all these renovations and rebuilding, Galveston was no longer the distinguished commercial center of Texas (Hoogenboom). When the hurricane ended, the city of Galveston came to an end. However, in the end, Galveston created its own beginning. By 1910, its population recovered and it prospered. By 1912, Galveston's rebuilt docks and modern cotton bales processed 4.3 million bales of cotton. It became the world's leading cotton port. The town eventually became a picturesque seaside resort (Lessoff). From destruction, creation can come.