Downtown Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Spirit of the Confederacy
Photographed by Zacharias Beau T, January 6, 2011
1. Sam Houston Park Monument
Monument Committee
Julia H Franklin, Bettie P. Mutcheson, Ella H. Sydnor, Marion S. Holt, Mabel F. Smith, Maria C. Weems, Stella J. Christian, Julia Huston, Mary W. Beatty, Mary E. Bryan, Margaret H. Foster
Erected 1908 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 29° 45.616′ N, 95° 22.356′ W. Memorial is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Downtown Houston. It can be reached from the intersection of Bagby Street and Lamar Street, on the right when traveling south. It is on northeast end of the park near the pond. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1000 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pillot House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sons of the Republic of Texas (about 300 feet away); Ancient Order of Pilgrims
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Another marker is no longer nearby. San Felipe Cottage (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Zacharias Beau T, January 6, 2011
2. Sam Houston Park Monument text
Photographed by Zacharias Beau T, January 6, 2011
3. Sam Houston Park Monument
Houston skyline
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,405 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
