General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
5/13/2013 ~ General Sam Houston

Bronze statue of General Sam Houston in Hermann Park, Houston. Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was a nineteenth-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He is best known for his leading role in bringing Texas into the United States.

Thank you all for the lovely comments on yesterday's Antebellum plantation shot. I wish I knew the name of this house, but didn't make note of any historical markers. I do know it is somewhere off I-49 in Louisiana, South of Alexandria. This particular mansion is a private home and not available for tours, but there are several throughout the state that are.

Edited to add: I just realized this has the wrong date in the metadata. Not that it really matters, but I actually took this yesterday. Saturday I had an error message and had to pull both batteries. I guess I reentered the wrong date. Oopss.
Arkansas starter Randall Fant pitched 4.1 innings and gave up 4 hits but no runs. The University of Arkansas Razorbacks (42-19) punch their ticket to the super-regionals in NCAA baseball by beating the Sam Houston State University Bearkats 5-1 in game 6 of the Houston Regional from Reckling Park at Rice University. Reliever Nolan Sanburn gets the win from the mound for the Razorbacks, Cody Dickson the loss for the Bearkats. Sun., Jun. 3, 2012. Houston, Tex. (Kevin B Long / GulfCoastShots.com)
Sam Houston left-fielder Luke Plucheck chases Jeremy Rathjen's double to the wall as Rice scores its first run, in the 5th. Rice's Owls (41-19) switch to the away dugout in the elimination game against Sam Houston State's Bearkats (40-21) in NCAA regional baseball play. The Bearkats held a two-run lead through the bottom of the eighth, adding two to win 4-1. Sun., Jun. 3, 2012. Houston, Tex. (Kevin B Long / GulfCoastShots.com)
The Sam Houston State University Bearkats (39-21) beat Prarie View A&M's Panthers (28-25) with a 4-2 score in Game 3 of the NCAA regional baseball tournamen held at Rice University. With the loss, Prarie View is eliminated an Sam Houston plays the loser of Game 4. Sat., Jun. 2, 2012, Houston, Tex. (Kevin B Long / GulfCoastShots.com)
Sam Houston, larger than life, Huntsville, Texas, March 2013
General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
General Sam Houston
Hermann Park, Texas
See photo in original gallery.