Ka cika wannan magana: A ƙarni na 19, Galveston ya zama babban cibiyar kasuwanci na Amirka kuma ɗaya daga cikin manyan tashar jiragen ruwa a Amirka. A wani lokaci ita ce birni mafi girma a Texas, da aka sani da "Sarauniyar Birnin Gulf". Abin da ba zato ba tsammani ya lalata shi
Guguwar Galveston na 1900, wanda tasirinsa ya hada da ambaliyar ruwa da guguwa wanda kusan ya shafe garin. Bala'in da ya faru a tsibirin har yanzu ana kiransa bala'i mafi muni a tarihin Amurka, inda aka kiyasta cewa mutane 6,000 zuwa 12,000 ne suka mutu. Daga baya garin ya sake fitowa a lokacin haramcin na 1919<unk>1933 a matsayin babban cibiyar yawon bude ido da kuma cibiyar caca ba bisa ka'ida ba, wanda aka yi wa lakabi da Free State of Galveston har sai wannan zamanin ya ƙare a cikin shekarun 1950 tare da sauran ci gaban tattalin arziki da zamantakewa.