Proc. 2010-12 Sam Houston Statue Day 10-24-09PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS Sam Houston came to Huntsville in 1832 to assist in the development of Texas; and
WHEREAS Sam Houston became the Commander -in -Chief of the Texas Army in 1835 at the
beginning of the Texas Revolutionary War and signed the Texas Declaration of
Independence on his forty -third birthday, and
WHEREAS The Battle of San Jacinto began in April 1836 with Sam Houston leading the way to
victory in eighteen minutes on April 21st, 1836; and
WHEREAS Sam Houston became the first and third President of Texas and also served as a United
States. Senator from'Texas, and as the Governor of Texas; and
WHEREAS The Sam Houston Statue — which is titled "A Tribute to Courage"- is the third largest
Statue in the World and the tallest statue of an American hero in the world, and
WHEREAS Over the pastfifteen years, the Sam Houston Statue_ Visitors Center has welcomed over
776,000 visitors from more than 111 countries,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITHEREBYPROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that.
October 24, 2009
be declared: "Sam Houston Statue Day"
in the City of Huntsville and caII upon our citizens to join in the celebration of this
monument and to acknowledge its special meaning to our community.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 24th day of October, 2009.
J. Turner, Mayor