National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
— American Society of Civil Engineers 1852 —
Following the hurricane of 1900, the greatest natural disaster of U.S. history, with the loss of 6,000 lives, civil engineers designed and built a concrete seawall and raised the elevation of Galveston Island, using pioneering materials and methods, so that after almost 100 years and numerous hurricanes, only minimal damage and loss of life have occurred.HM Number | HM1P6V |
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Year Placed | 2001 |
Placed By | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 323674 N 3239574 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.27278333, -94.81495000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 16.367', W 94° 48.897' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 16' 22.02" N, 94° 48' 53.82" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 409, 713 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 4529-4957 Seawall Blvd, Galveston TX 77551, US |
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