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Huntsville
– Sam Houston Memorial MuseumThe
Sam Houston Memorial Museum is a part of the Sam Houston Shrine complex, and was
designed as a permanent monument to the memory of Sam
Houston and as a repository for valuable relics connected with his life. Sam
Houston gained a reputation for his colorful costumes, and enjoyed wearing
Cherokee attire on visits to Washington. On display is his leopard skin vest.
When asked why he chose a leopard, Houston would respond that it was because a
leopard never changes its spots.
The Sam Houston Shrine comprises some
fifteen acres of Sam Houston's
homestead, together with several historic buildings associated with his life.
In addition, the Commission allocated funds to purchase land adjacent to the old
cemetery where Sam Houston
is buried, and to repair the "Steamboat House"
and remove it to the Sam Houston Shrine.
The Houston Shrine is a part
of the campus of Sam Houston State University, and is operated by the University.
It is located at the corner of Sam Houston Avenue and 19th Street in Huntsville.
http://www.shsu.edu/~smm_www/
© Sarah
Reveley
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Sam Houston Memorial Museum
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
"President Houston's Message to the Congress of the Republic of Texas December
20, 1841"
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
Sam Houston Memorial Museum Inscription
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, October 2010 |
Sam Houston Memorial Museum night view
Photo courtesy Tony Cannata |
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From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas,
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