[Mark Howard]

I spent several years living in Galveston after Hurricane Ike struck assisting with housing recovery. Really a fascinating place once you meet the locals and learn about the history. I came to love the place and researched the 1900 storm in depth. They “simply” raised ever remaining structure on the island anywhere from 1’ to 15’ and dredge sand was pumped in from the Gulf behind the sea wall. All infrastructure was rebuilt on top the new land.

If you have any interest in history, just google Galveston Island Raising and look at the pictures and captions, read about it. Very cool.