[News Script: San Jacinto Monument]

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the cleaning and upkeep of the San Jacinto Monument; The 570 foot tall stone obelisk commemorating the winning of the battle for Texas independence from Mexico in 1836 is being sand-blasted to clean the exterior, and will be coated with a water sealant to help preserve the structure, which was opened to the public on April 21, 1939.

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2 p. ; 28 cm.

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) November 23, 1964.

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This script is part of the collection entitled: KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 44 times. More information about this script can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: [News Script: San Jacinto Monument]
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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the cleaning and upkeep of the San Jacinto Monument; The 570 foot tall stone obelisk commemorating the winning of the battle for Texas independence from Mexico in 1836 is being sand-blasted to clean the exterior, and will be coated with a water sealant to help preserve the structure, which was opened to the public on April 21, 1939.

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2 p. ; 28 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: NBC 5/KXAS News Scripts (AR0787), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • November 23, 1964

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: San Jacinto Monument], script, November 23, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc969228/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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