Sam Houston Monument (Houston, Texas)
USA /
Texas /
West University Place /
Houston, Texas
World
/ USA
/ Texas
/ West University Place
World / United States / Texas
monument, equestrian statue
Bronze statue of Texas icon Sam Houston on horseback, designed by Enrico Cerracio and erected in 1916, as part of the "City Beautiful Project".
Houston's outstretched arm points eastward, toward the San Jacinto Battlefield where his outnumbered army defeated the forces of General Santa Ana and secured Texas' independence from Mexico.
Houston's outstretched arm points eastward, toward the San Jacinto Battlefield where his outnumbered army defeated the forces of General Santa Ana and secured Texas' independence from Mexico.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 29°43'17"N 95°23'27"W
- San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 29 km
- San Jacinto Monument 30 km
- Challenger 7 Monument 34 km
- Mahncke Park 299 km
- Walk of Honor 330 km
- Comfort Community Park 341 km
- The Center of Louisiana Population Monument 394 km
- Veterans War Memorial of Texas 483 km
- Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans 514 km
- Explanada de los Heroes 662 km
- The Houston Museum District 0.4 km
- Hermann Park 0.7 km
- Museum Park (formerly Binz) Super Neighborhood 66 0.8 km
- University Place Super Neighborhood 28 1.3 km
- Rice University 1.3 km
- Boulevard Oaks 1.4 km
- Southampton Place 1.7 km
- Southgate 2 km
- Texas Medical Center 2 km
- Harris County, Texas 13 km