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The last surviving dreadnought, which reopens as a museum in its new Galveston home next year, reminds visitors of its link ...
Retired professor Stephen L. Hardin has written two standard books of Texas history, one about the revolution, another about ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Renovation of the Old State Capitol State Historic Site is 95% complete, the Illinois Capital Development Board says. "This incredible transformation is a big win for ...
Six weeks later on April 21, led by Sam Houston’s army and shouting "Remember the Alamo," the Texans defeated Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto ... site have both reflected the state ...
The warship was located for nearly three-quarters of a century at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, across from the San Jacinto Monument, in La Porte. It was moved last August to ...
Candles will be handed out at sundown at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site ahead of its annual graveyard tours this Friday and Saturday. Tales from the Tombstone begins at 6:15 ...
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, 3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte. (Courtesy Photo) Gaze up at the 570-foot monument honoring Texas’ independence at the San Jacinto ...
presented by the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association and the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, will take place on April 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Events include exhibits of ...
The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. This year's event promises to be a fun-filled day of history and reenactments ...
making it the 36th state historic site in the agency’s portfolio of key Texas historic sites which includes the San Jacinto Battleground and Monument in La Porte, the National Museum of the ...
The San Jacinto Battleground has been a final resting place for Texans for at least 200 years. This Halloween weekend, a special candlelight tour of two of their cemeteries will be held to ...
The USS Texas was towed from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas to the Gulf Copper and Manufacturing Corporations shipyard in Galveston. While in dry dock, the USS ...