San Jacinto Battle Monument and Museum
La Porte, Texas, USA
San Jacinto Battle Monument and Museum, La Porte.
567-foot-high (173 meter) column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Houston. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. The monument, constructed between 1936 and 1939 and dedicated on April 21, 1939, is the world’s tallest masonry column.
January 2, 2021
