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Title
Sam Houston Statue
Artist
Catherine Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Sam Houston Statue, Huntsville, Texas" by Catherine Sherman.
The 67-foot tall white statue of Sam Houston, dubbed “Big Sam,” towers over Texas Interstate-45. Billed as the “World’s Tallest Statue of an American Hero,” it was completed in 1994 with 30 tons of concrete and steel and placed on a 10-foot high granite base. A visitor on the right side of the base shows just how huge the statue is.
Big Sam’s location in Huntsville, Texas, instead of Houston’s namesake city an hour a A visitor on the right side of the base of the statue shows just how large the statue is.way, is due to the fact that the two-time president of the former Republic of Texas lived and died here, with his grave located in a nearby cemetery.
Featured in "Philanthropic artists for a Cause" group (02/05/2019); "Travel Art" group (02/14/2019); "The Niche" group (04/01/2019)
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January 29th, 2019
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Viewed 1,060 Times - Last Visitor from Romeo, MI on 04/23/2024 at 8:05 PM
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Las Vegas, NV - United States
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Olathe, KS - United States
Oh wow, I can see the visitor and now have an idea just how tall this statue is. Somehow I pictured him differently...not such a dandy. hahaha l/f
Catherine Sherman replied:
Thank you very much, Lynn! I'm glad a visitor was there to show the massiveness of this statue.
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