Sam Houston Grave Memorial - Huntsville, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 43.595 W 095° 32.841
15R E 256084 N 3402072
Three granite high-relief panels set on the front face of a grave marker.
Waymark Code: WM1226M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Smithsonian Art Inventory

"The center panel is a relief portrait of Sam Houston on horseback, as general in command of the Texas Army. Flanking the center panel are panels featuring allegorical figures of Victory and History. History holds the first chapter of Texas history."

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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 04/21/1911

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Where is this sculpture?:
Oakwood Cemetery
9th Street
Huntsville, TX United States

Sculptors Name: Pompeo Coppini
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