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Historical
Marker TextSam
HoustonBorn March
2, 1793, in Rockbridge County, Va.; son of Samuel and Elizabeth Houston. Moved
to Tennessee in 1807 with widowed mother and her family. In 1813 joined U.S. Army
under Gen. Andrew Jackson, with whom he formed lifetime friendship and political
ties.
In Tennessee, taught school, kept a store, served in U.S. Congress,
was state governor. In 1829, after his young bride left him, resigned as governor
and went westward. Settling in 1833 in Nacogdoches,
became a leader in cause of Texas independence from Mexico.
Elected March
4, 1836, to command the Army of the Republic, engineered retrograde movement that
led to victory
of San Jacinto, which won Texas independence.
President of the Republic,
1836-1838 and 1841-1844, he was senator after annexation. In 1859 he was elected
governor, and served until secession. In 1861 he declined to take oath of office
in Confederacy, retiring instead after a quarter-century of service to his state.
However, he did not oppose Confederate army enlistment of his young son, Sam Houston,
Jr.
While the Civil War continued, he died on July 26, 1863, at his home,
"Steamboat House,"
Huntsville. With him was his
family, to hear his last words to his wife: "Texas--, Margaret, Texas--".
1967 |
Sam
Houston - Articles:The
Battle of san Jacinto by Jeffery RobenaltThe
Battle of San Jacinto
by Murray Montgomery
April
21, 1836
The
Battle of San Jacinto
by Archie P. McDonald, PhD
The Battle of San Jacinto, which began with a skirmish
on April 20, 1836, and ended with a full, if brief, battle the next day, determined
the fate of an independent Texas.
Sam
Houston and Mirabeau Lamar: A Contrast of Visions by Jeffery Robenalt
Former Presidents of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar, differed
in many ways. Their vastly different visions for the new Republic would do much
to shape the future of Texas.Sam
Houston Oak by Mike Cox
In the vicinity of the tree on March 14, 1836,
Sam Houston and several hundred Texas citizen-soldiers spent one of the worst
nights of their lives...Battle
Of Neches by Archie
P. McDonald, PhDThe
Treaties Of Velasco
by Archie P. McDonald, PhD The
Runaway Scrape by
Archie P. McDonald, PhDThe
opium war, Texas style by Clay Coppedge 5-11-13
The
slandeourous and libelous who lurk among us today have unprecedented avenues for
any and all spurious allegations cast upon the character of any individual, public
or private. In days of yore, the avenues were few but the character assasins were
just as relentless. Take Sam Houston, revered father of Texas...
Sam
Houston's Duel by Mike Cox 2-19-12
Something that
started in Tennessee and spilled over into Simpsom County, KY on Sept. 23, 1826
could have changed the history of Texas. Twin
Sisters by Mike Cox
The most famous pieces
of artillery in Texas historySam's
Mother-in-Law by Mike Cox
"Despite the
rocky beginning of their relationship, Sam Houston treated Mrs. Nancy Lea, his
mother-in-law, with all due respect..."Houston
Ring by Mike Cox
Sam Houston's marriage had a lot going against it. For
one thing, he was almost as well known as a big drunk as he was the hero of San
Jacinto and the Republic of Texas' first president. For another, the woman he
asked to marry him was 26 years his junior. For yet another reason, the bride's
family did not approve of the union. But no one counted on the personality of
Margaret Lea... Sam
Houston's Will by Mike Cox Sam
Houston by Mike Cox
In 1886, a half-century after the April 21, 1836 battle,
Virginia-born artist William Henry Huddle greatly enhanced Texas’ collective image
of the aftermath of the fight with the large oil painting which hangs inside the
south entrance of the Capitol in Austin. Lost
Painting of Sam Houston by Mike Cox
Temple
Houston by Clay
Coppedge Temple
Lea Houston: Son of Sam
by John Troesser
Even with his father's fame, he made a hefty name for himself.
The
Other Houston: Temple Lea Houston
by Charley Eckhardt Andy’s
Antics in Austin by Wanda
Orton
The next to youngest child of Sam and Margaret Houston drove everyone
nuts with his shenanigans. One might say that Andrew Jackson Houston was a brat...
The
Tragedy of Chief Bowles
by Bob BowmanNuggets
Of History by Bob
BowmanOld
Rangers and Sam Houston's Grave
The old Texas Rangers who gathered in Austin for a reunion in the early fall
of 1897 surely figured they had fought their last fight. After all, they had battled
and survived Mexican soldiers, Comanches and outlaws. But that’s before they heard
what some folks in Tennessee were up to...Lost
Sword by Mike Cox
"Somewhere in Texas is a sword with a history."Old
Sam Houston Song
"The song, reprinted in 1928 in a long-defunct
Texas magazine called Bunker's Monthly, lies on the pages of the few surviving
copies of that publication, long forgotten..."Medley
by Mike Cox
Sam Houston and moreGeneral
Sam Houston CypressTexas
and the California Gold Rush
by Frank W. Lewis
What does Sam Houston have to do with the California Gold
Rush of 1848-49?
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Monuments:
Sam
Houston Equestrian Statue
In
Herman Park, Houston. By sculptor Enrico Cerracchio
Quadrangle,
Fort Sam Houston
Cartoons by Roger T. Moore:1832
Sam Houston & Francis Scott Key 1832
- "Play Nice" |
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"Sam
Houston Memorial Grave and Monument in Oakwood
Cemetery. Since 1911, an impressive monument inscribed with the promise
that "the world will take care of Houston's fame" has marked the grave of the
first President of the Republic of Texas. The cemetery can be reached by traveling
down the two blocks of Spur 94, the shortest highway in Texas, which intersects
Texas 190." -
from East
Texas Sunday Drive: Huntsville by Bob Bowman |
Sam Houston Memorial Grave and Monument Inscription
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
The Sam Houston Monument Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
The
Bronze Statue of General Sam Houston
"This statue, 110% of life size,
was dedicated in 1979 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of
SHSU. It was said to be the most accurate representation of Sam Houston in existence
at that time." - Stephen Rogers, Bellville, Texas, November 11, 2004 |
The 67-foot Sam Houston Statue
I-45 S, (exit 112) I-45 N (exit 109)
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
| The
lifesize model of the 67-foot statue can be seen at the library at Sam Houston
State University |
"The
Funeral Ceremonies of the late Gen. Sam Houston"
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2009 |
Sam Houston Historical Marker
Ave. I entrance to Oakwood Cemetery
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 | |
| Recommended
Books on Sam Houston | |
