🗽 San Jacinto Monument

United States · Americas · 29.75°N, 95.08°W

The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high (172.92-meter) column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston. The octagonal Art Deco spire is topped with a 34-foot (10 m), 220-ton Lone Star – the symbol of Texas. The memorial commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive engagement of the Texas Revolution.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	29.75°N, 95.08°W · view on map

San Jacinto Monument is located in United States, in Americas.

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