I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world' The best land and the

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I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is
the garden spot of the world. The best land and
the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I
do believe it is a fortune to any man to come
here. There is world of country here to
settle. -Davy Crockett - 1836
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Texas Independence From San Antonio To San
Jacinto
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The road to independence was not an easy one and
many people paid for this independence with their
lives.
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Who are these Texas Heroes? What battles led to
our independence?
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On February 24 Jim Bowie became ill leaving
Travis in full command. Travis sent out his well
known plea for help on that day.
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March 2, 1836Signed the Declaration of
Independence for Texas at Washington-on- the
Brazos
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On March 3 Travis sent out one last appeal for
help
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March 6 This plea reached the delegation meeting
at Washington-on-the-Brazos
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"The 59 signers who forged a nation out of this
wilderness left this unique legacy, this
indisputable truth, what Texans can dream, Texans
can do." George W. Bush The 46th Governor
of Texas
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Around five o'clock in the morning on March 6
Santa Anna hurled his columns at the battered
walls of the Alamo from four directions
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Dawn at the Alamo
By dawn it was over and by eight o'clock every
defender was dead.
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ALAMO
1836
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March 25, 1836
The men sent to respond to the plea for help at
the Alamo, were ordered to retreat to Victoria.
But even that could not happen. Mexican forces
forced them to surrender along with prisoners of
war from the Battle of Refugio.
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Massacre at Goliad
March 25, 1836
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Goliad
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March 27th, 1836
List of Fannins men
Texans, prisoners of Santa Anna, were divided
into three formations and marched to the San
Antonio River. 342 Texans were executeda mere
28 escaped.
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The massacre of Goliad earned Santa Anna the
reputation of a brutal commander and turned many
to support the cause of the Texas Revolution.
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After hearing about the slaughter at the Alamo,
the colonists packed what they could carry and
headed for Louisiana
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Runaway Scrape
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Mexican Troops resting at San Jacinto
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"Remember the Alamo!"
"Remember Goliad!"
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Battle of San Jacinto
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The Battle of San Jacinto
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The Wounded Santa Anna
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General Sam Houston
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Sam Houston Leading the troops
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A monument, The San Jacinto Monument, as placed
at the location of the Battle of San Jacinto to
preserve the proud history of Texas. The famous
Battle of San Jacinto that brought Texas its
independence was fought on the site of the
monument.
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The Memorial to the Battle of San Jacinto
The worlds tallest war memorial. It is 15 feet
taller than the Washington monument. The San
Jacinto Monument honors all of those who fought
for Texass independence.
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The monument was built from 1936-1939 and was
designed by architect Alfred C. Finn, engineer
Robert J. Cummins and Jesse H. Jones.
The base of the monument has bronze doors
emblazoned with the six flags of Texas. The base
is 125 feet square with text panels highlighting
the significant events history leading up to the
Texas Revolution.
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The monument is a 570 foot shaft, topped by a 34
foot star symbolizing the Lone Star Republic.
The monument weight 70 million 300,000 pounds.
Its base is 125 feet tapering to 30 feet at the
top. The walls are 4 feet thick at the base and
2 feet thick at the top.
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• No one was buried alive in wet concrete.
• Only 35 of the 150 men hired had construction
  experience.
• After completion, the mast and boom were removed
  by lowering them through the elevator shaft since
  the taper of the monument wouldnt allow
  lowering.
• The shaft rose at the rate of 24 feet per week.
• The working platform (which rose as the shaft was
  built) weighed 65 tons.
• The star on the top weighs 220 tons
• The 3 dimensional star is 34 feet from point to
  point.
• The sculpted stone panels weigh 4 tons each.
• The re-enforcement bars were 2 inches by 2 inches
  and 110 feet long
• The bars were bent easily, but were straightened
  by a railroad straightening device borrowed from
  the local railroad yard.

Top 10 Facts about the Construction of the San
Jacinto Monument
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I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is
the garden spot of the world. The best land and
the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I
do believe it is a fortune to any man to come
here. There is world of country here to
settle. -Davy Crockett - 1836
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Resources

• www.tsha.utexas.edu/.../ books/jacinto1.html
• Texas State Archives Commission
• http//www.sanjacinto.navy.mil/battle.htm
• www.tejasland.com/ history/default.asp
• www.goodeatsoftexas.com/ texas_attractions.html
• http//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/sanjac/monu.htm
• http//www.sanjacinto-museum.org/
• http//www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batsanjacinto.htm
• http//www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/article
  s/view/SS/qes4.html
• http//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/sanjac/