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A Houston Chronicle April Fools' joke from 1962 had readers thinking that the tallest monument in Texas had collapsed in a ...
The San Jacinto Monument—the tallest monument ... commemorates the final battle of the Texas Revolution, is located about 20 minutes from downtown Houston. The structure itself will not be ...
After a Texas-led study found unusually high cancer rates in East Harris County near the San Jacinto River, Commissioner Tom ...
The San Jacinto Monument commemorates the final battle of the Texas Revolution, which took place on April 21, 1836. The Texian Army, led by General Sam Houston, surprised the Mexican army at rest ...
The State Historic Site is where an important, if not the most important, battle for Texas ... monument. The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site is located 25 miles east of downtown Houston.
San Jacinto Monument commemorates the Battle of ... Artist David Adickes completed this statue of the Texas hero in 1994. Houston is known for leading Texas to independence from Mexico.