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San Jacinto Monument

San Jacinto Monument. By: Kendal Griggs, Anna Jordan, & Addison Rogers. San Jacinto Monument . In March of 1836, the war for Texas independence was being waged against Mexico, and General Sam Houston and his Texan troops. This event soon led to the San Jacinto Monument. .

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San Jacinto Monument

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  1. San Jacinto Monument By: Kendal Griggs, Anna Jordan, & Addison Rogers

  2. San Jacinto Monument • In March of 1836, the war for Texas independence was being waged against Mexico, and General Sam Houston and his Texan troops. This event soon led to the San Jacinto Monument.

  3. Importance/Significance • The San Jacinto Monument commemorates the 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.

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