- San Jacinto Monument - Wikipedia
Its exterior is faced with Texas limestone from a quarry near the Texas State Capitol [9] It stands 567 31 feet (172 92 m) tall and is the tallest monument column in the world It is 9 6 feet (2 9 m) taller than the next tallest, the Juche Tower in North Korea
- Broadway Cemetery Historic District, Galveston, TX
Broadway is filled with religious symbolism on the thousands of tombstones Keep an eye out for cloaked and broken obelisks, crosses, cherubs, lambs, Sacred Heart, Mary, lilies, angels, wreaths and willow trees If you want to know more about these funerary symbols, please go to our post: Cemetery Iconography and Symbols
- San Jacinto Monument - East Texas History
The San Jacinto Monument is a 570-foot obelisk that commemorates the Texian victory over Mexico in the Texan War for Independence (1836) It is the world's tallest masonry tower and is constructed of Texas limestone At the top, there is a 34-foot Lone Star
- San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield - The battlefield where Texas was born
“Great place to brush up on your Texas history! The museum is very clean and everyone is very friendly The sky was so clear, we could see for 30 miles or so all around from the top of the monument!”
- The Texas Castle That Survived Americas Deadliest Hurricane While an . . .
By 1872, he became Galveston County District Attorney His career grew when he founded the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad He ranked among Texas’s highest-paid attorneys In 1887, while starting construction on his home, voters elected him to the Texas Legislature Walter and Josephine raised nine children in this Broadway mansion
- Statues and Monuments, The Gleanings of Galveston
Whether gilded, cast, carved, or chiseled, a glimpse of Galveston’s statues and monuments give insight to all facets of Galveston’s fascinating past Henry Rosenberg Perched regally atop the steps leading up to Rosenberg Library (23rd St and Sealy) is the bronzed embodiment of the building’s namesake
- San Jacinto Battleground | Texas Historical Commission
Today, the 1,200-acre site, San Jacinto Museum, and the 567-foot-tall San Jacinto Monument celebrate their sacrifice and victory Take a self-guided driving tour of the battlefield, hike, birdwatch, fish, visit the 567-foot-tall monument, and explore the museum
- GALVESTON. COM: Broadway Cemeteries - Galveston, TX
A vast collection of monuments, vaults, and stone markers punctuate the overall landscape of the cemetery complex and range in style from simple marble and granite headstones to impressive Classical Revival vaults, Gothic Revival mausoleum, and towering obelisks
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