Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Measured by its Results
Description:
Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "Measured by its results, San Jacinto was one of the decisive battles of the world. The freedom of Texas from Mexico won here led to annexation and to the Mexican War, resulting in the acquistion by the United States of the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma, almost one-third of the present area of the American nation, nearly a milli…
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Date:
May 2, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
29.750092909076383 -95.08995185000003
Partner:
UNT Libraries