1919 Storm

So as I was leaving The Lexington with my mom I spotted this historical marker and totally made my mom pull over. I had never realized how many historical markers Corpus really had until this project. Now whenever I'm driving I can't help but notice them, which is pretty crazy considering they have always been there but I never noticed them before. Anyways, this historical marker talked about the hurricane that hit Corpus Christi at 9:45 AM on Sunday, September 14, 1919. I was pretty shocked when I read that the people of the city did not have much time to prepare for the storm because they were notified just hours before it hit. The wind from the storm itself wasn't really caused over $20 million of damage but more the tidal waves the storm produced. 300 to 400 houses were destroyed, and 357 people died in Corpus Christi due to the storm The legacy this storm left on the city was the sea wall, before there was no barrier protecting the city from the sea, and we can thank the people who lived through this storm for the wall that now protects us from being swallowed by the ocean when a storm approaches.