San Jacinto Monument - La Porte, TX
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ggmorton
N 29° 44.982 W 095° 04.850
15R E 298784 N 3292864
The tallest war memorial is in La Porte, TX near Houston.
Waymark Code: WM1PTC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2007
Views: 126
The San Jacinto Monument commemorates the decisive 1836 battle near the banks of the Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River that allowed Texas to win independence from Mexico. It is the world's tallest monument, rising 15 feet higher than the Washington Monument.
In 1936, Daughters and Sons of the Republic of Texas led lobbying efforts to allocate funds for a monument that would mark the importance of the Battle of San Jacinto. Ground was broken on April 21, 1936 - 100 years to the day after the victorious battle.
This towering symbol of Texas' freedom laid the groundwork for many future high-rise structures, particularly those built on expansive soils and/or subject to heavy wind loads caused by severe tropical storms.
Taken from the ASCE website description.
Location:
One Monument Circle
La Porte, Texas 77571-9585
Type of structure/site: monument
Date of Construction: 1939
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: architect Alfred C. Finn, engineer Robert J. Cummins, and Jesse H. Jones
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: Not listed
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