The San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument was constructed between 1936-1939 to dedicate the heroes of the battle of San Jacinto, who contributed to independence for Texas from Mexico. The 570-foot limestone shaft is topped with a 34 foot 220 ton star. The monument is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds tallest stone column memorial. The San Jacinto Museum of History resides inside the monument and holds hundreds of thousands of objects, documents and images of the past 400 years of Texas and Spanish History.
The Battleship Texas (BB35)
The U.S.S. Texas was commissioned in 1914 and was the most powerful weapon in the world at the time. She is the only vessel to have seen both World Wars. She helped pioneer naval aviation and kept up-to-date with advances in radio and radar. The proud ship project American power over the world's oceans for 32 years and in 1948 moored at San Jacinto Battleground as a monument to those who built and served her.
