San Antonio to Baton Rouge

Today's trip was a full day of driving, some 500 miles. The wind has died down, thankfully, and the sky was overcast part of the day, making it less uncomfortable for a while.

We stopped at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, in Portal, TX, just east of Houston. There is a memorial column dedicated to the battle fought here on April 21, 1836.

Memorial Column

The column is 576 feet high and towers over the 1,200 acre battleground. A Museum of History is in its base with exhibits, pictures and a video. All are free but the video.

Construction of the column was begun in 1936, commemorating the 1836 battle.

There is an observation deck at the top.












The base of the column has inscriptions describing the battle and the events leading up to it.