Nena showed me a great time while I was visiting her in Texas. We spent August 9, 2011 in Huntsville enjoying the local history museums to honor Sam Houston. It is located on the campus of the Sam Houston State University where Nena got her master's degree and both Arnold and Lynita got their degrees there.
We went first to the museum they call "The Rotunda" located on the homestead that Sam Houston purchased in 1847. We started out tour with a movie telling about his life. We learned that he fought in two wars, served as a U. S. Congressman, U. S. Senator, Governor of two states, Tennessee and Texas and was twice elected President of the Republic of Texas. This photo is of the Steamboat house where he lived after being removed from the Governor's office in 1861 for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
This plaque tells about Houston's Steamboat house. It does look like a steamboat.
They had the room furnished to look like they did when the Houston's lived there.
Sam Houston died in the Steamboat House and his funeral was held in the upstairs parlor.
I like this beautiful tree near the Steamboat house. I wonder what stories it could tell of the people that lived near by.
All of these buildings are now official Texas historical sites.
They call this home the "Woodland Home" where Sam Houston lived with his wife and children during the time that he served in the United States Senate.
This plaque tells about Sam Houston's accomplishments and says that four of their eight children were born in the home you can see in the background.
Nena is standing in front of the plaques telling about Sam Houston and his wife.
Nena took my picture in front of the plaques with the Houston home in the background.
We then went to the Law office of Sam Houston.
The log cabin where he practiced law was close to his home.
We walked across a bridge and looked at this pond that is in the shape of the state of Texas on the way to another museum.
This museum is the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
As you walk in you see this plaque listing all of Sam Houston's accomplishments.
The museums had lots of different portraits of Sam Houston taken through his life and his political career.
Sam Houston lived from 1793 until 1863. This poster under the Texas flag show that he was an American frontiersman.
This exhibit describes Sam Houston as the "Defender of the Union".
Nena and I had the guide at the museum take our photo in front of the exhibit that says "Hero of the Texas Reunion".
She took this photo of us closer up.
Sam Houston is a much loved hero in Texas.
This diorama shows the war with Mexico where Sam Houston helped Texas gets its independence. He was injured in the war. This shows him laying on the ground under the tree. He used a cane the rest of his life.
This is another portrait of Sam Houston.
All of the exhibits about Sam Houston were interesting. Before moving to Texas he lived with the Cherokee Indians and was given the Indian name, "The Raven".
The title of this exhibit in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum is simply "The Sam Houston Legacy".
While we were in Huntsville we visited the Sam Houston Statue.
This statue can be seen for many miles on the Interstate.
It towers 77 feet aver the busy interstate and pine-clad countryside.
Nena and I look very small in front of the statue.
I had to go back a long way to get the entire statue. You can see from this picture how big it really is.
The Sam Houston Statue is the tallest likeness of any American hero.
I look small in front of this huge statue.
It is made of 60 tons of concrete and steel.
The Texans love Sam Houston and honor him.
A short distance from the statue we found this head of Sam Houston.
The Texans say if you rub his nose you have good luck. I enjoyed learning more about Sam Houston and all his accomplishments.
Nena showed me a great time while I was visiting her in Texas. We spent August 9, 2011 in Huntsville enjoying the local history museums to honor Sam Houston. It is located on the campus of the Sam Houston State University where Nena got her master's degree and both Arnold and Lynita got their degrees there.
We went first to the museum they call "The Rotunda" located on the homestead that Sam Houston purchased in 1847. We started out tour with a movie telling about his life. We learned that he fought in two wars, served as a U. S. Congressman, U. S. Senator, Governor of two states, Tennessee and Texas and was twice elected President of the Republic of Texas. This photo is of the Steamboat house where he lived after being removed from the Governor's office in 1861 for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
This plaque tells about Houston's Steamboat house. It does look like a steamboat.
They had the room furnished to look like they did when the Houston's lived there.
Sam Houston died in the Steamboat House and his funeral was held in the upstairs parlor.
I like this beautiful tree near the Steamboat house. I wonder what stories it could tell of the people that lived near by.
All of these buildings are now official Texas historical sites.
They call this home the "Woodland Home" where Sam Houston lived with his wife and children during the time that he served in the United States Senate.
This plaque tells about Sam Houston's accomplishments and says that four of their eight children were born in the home you can see in the background.
Nena is standing in front of the plaques telling about Sam Houston and his wife.
Nena took my picture in front of the plaques with the Houston home in the background.
We then went to the Law office of Sam Houston.
The log cabin where he practiced law was close to his home.
We walked across a bridge and looked at this pond that is in the shape of the state of Texas on the way to another museum.
This museum is the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
As you walk in you see this plaque listing all of Sam Houston's accomplishments.
The museums had lots of different portraits of Sam Houston taken through his life and his political career.
Sam Houston lived from 1793 until 1863. This poster under the Texas flag show that he was an American frontiersman.
This exhibit describes Sam Houston as the "Defender of the Union".
Nena and I had the guide at the museum take our photo in front of the exhibit that says "Hero of the Texas Reunion".
She took this photo of us closer up.
Sam Houston is a much loved hero in Texas.
This diorama shows the war with Mexico where Sam Houston helped Texas gets its independence. He was injured in the war. This shows him laying on the ground under the tree. He used a cane the rest of his life.
This is another portrait of Sam Houston.
All of the exhibits about Sam Houston were interesting. Before moving to Texas he lived with the Cherokee Indians and was given the Indian name, "The Raven".
The title of this exhibit in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum is simply "The Sam Houston Legacy".
While we were in Huntsville we visited the Sam Houston Statue.
This statue can be seen for many miles on the Interstate.
It towers 77 feet aver the busy interstate and pine-clad countryside.
Nena and I look very small in front of the statue.
I had to go back a long way to get the entire statue. You can see from this picture how big it really is.
The Sam Houston Statue is the tallest likeness of any American hero.
I look small in front of this huge statue.
It is made of 60 tons of concrete and steel.
The Texans love Sam Houston and honor him.
A short distance from the statue we found this head of Sam Houston.
The Texans say if you rub his nose you have good luck. I enjoyed learning more about Sam Houston and all his accomplishments.
