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1900 Storm Memorial

Coordinates: 29°16′21.6″N 94°48′54.4″W / 29.272667°N 94.815111°W / 29.272667; -94.815111
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1900 Storm Memorial
The memorial in 2024
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ArtistDavid Moore
Year2000 (2000)
MediumBronze sculpture
LocationGalveston, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29°16′21.6″N 94°48′54.4″W / 29.272667°N 94.815111°W / 29.272667; -94.815111

The 1900 Storm Memorial is a bronze sculpture by David Moore (1921–2001),[1] installed along the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas.[2] It was installed in 2000[3] and commemorates victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane.[4]

Description

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The bronze sculpture is approximately ten feet tall.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ MORAN, KEVIN (October 25, 2001). "Deaths: David W. Moore, 80, Galveston sculptor". www.chron.com.
  2. ^ Moran, Kevin (October 25, 2001). "Deaths: David W. Moore, 80, Galveston sculptor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Hlavaty, Craig (April 25, 2018). "The story behind a lost statue honoring victims of Galveston's deadly 1900 hurricane". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. ^ The Island Moore Collection - Galveston Artist David William Moore (1999). Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Canetti, Barbara (October 25, 2020). "A story to tell". Coast Monthly. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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