John and Eliza Hertford House - Galveston, TX - High Level Marks on Waymarking.com

Built 1869, the Hertford House has survived many a hurricane.

After the 1900 Storm, about 500 city blocks of Galveston were raised using 16.3 million cubic yards of sand spread from a few inches to eleven feet thick. (visit link) Historic photographs show evidence that this area was raised over ten feet. Had it not been for this project in early 1900, this high water mark would a lot closer to the roofline instead of at the top step.

Natural or man made event?: Natural What type of marker?: Plaque When did this occur?: September 13, 2008 Website related to the event..: [Web Link]

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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.

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