San Jacinto Battleground Park

San Jacinto Battleground Park (HM10AM)

Location: La Porte, TX 77571 Harris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 45.176', W 95° 5.431'

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(part 1)
The movement to set aside the San Jacinto Battleground as a patriotic shrine was begun in 1856, when a group of Texas veterans assembled here started a fund for a monument to the nine men who fell in the battle. In 1883 the State purchased the first ten acres.

(part 2)
From its organization in 1891, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas became leaders in this work. They assisted in establishing the boundaries of the battlefield, placing granite boulders on significant sites, and induced the State Legislature to appropriate money for buying and improving the land.

(part 3)
In 1936 the State and Nation began the erection of the memorial shaft to honor all Texas heroes. In 1939 San Jacinto Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas, acting as trustees for the veterans, erected the sundial, thus completing the work started eighty-six years before.
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 3:33am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 297854 N 3293239
Decimal Degrees29.75293333, -95.09051667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 45.176', W 95° 5.431'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 45' 10.56" N, 95° 5' 25.86" W
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Area Code(s)281, 713, 832
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1945 Pr 1836 N, La Porte TX 77571, US
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