Tom Benning reports:
An enormous dreadnought battleship sits near the spot where some of Sam Houston's troops camped at San Jacinto Battleground before the stunning upset that secured Texas' independence 174 years ago.
Disorienting from a purely historical perspective, the famous Battleship Texas is nonetheless a welcome sight to a broad coalition of state officials, local leaders and history buffs. In the more than 60 years since the battleship retired to a slip at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, the two pieces of Texas lore have together become an integral part of the local fabric at the park and along the Houston Ship Channel.
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