<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Phakathi nekhulu le-19, iGalveston yaba isikhungo esikhulu sezohwebo sase-United States futhi yaba elinye lamachweba amakhulu kunawo wonke e-United States. Okwesikhathi esithile laliyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eTexas, elaziwa ngokuthi iDolobha Elikhulu LaseGulf. Lashaqeka ngenxa yokungalindelekile  <response>: Isiphepho saseGalveston sango-1900, imiphumela yaso eyayihlanganisa izikhukhula ezinkulu negagasi lesiphepho elacishe lasula idolobha. Le nhlekelele engokwemvelo eyaba khona esiqhingini esiyinsika esingenalutho isabalwa nanamuhla njengenhlekelele eyabulala abantu abaningi kakhulu emlandweni wase-United States, njengoba kulinganiselwa ukuthi kwafa abantu abaphakathi kuka-6.000 no-12.000. Leli dolobha laphinde lavela ngesikhathi sokuvinjelwa kuka-1919-1933 njengendawo ehamba phambili yezokuvakasha kanye nesikhungo sokugembula okungekho emthethweni, okwathiwa yiFree State of Galveston kwaze kwaba yilapho le nkathi iphela ngawo-1950 ngokunye ukuthuthuka kwezomnotho nezenhlalo okwalandela. 