After the Storm of 1900, Galveston raised the city to help prevent flooding. About 500 city blocks were lifted 8-17 feet by the time the project was completed in 1910.

One unexpected side benefit of raising the city 8 to 17 feet was that the Galveston __________ system, which had never worked correctly, finally operated properly. (Unit 3 Lesson 4 page 13)