Work under way to restore Texas' San Jacinto battlefield to 1836 topography
The attack on Mexican troops at the Battle of San Jacinto came at just the right time and place 171 years ago today, leading to a "Texian" victory that secured independence from Mexico.
If re-enacters wanted to replicate the battle today on the same ground, they'd have to wade through a reflecting pool at the base of the towering San Jacinto Monument. Officials now want to restore the landscape of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park to resemble the way it was at that day, April 21, 1836.
"The landscape plays a major role" in the battle, said Earl Broussard, of Austin, a landscape architect whose firm is overseeing the battleground's restoration.
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If re-enacters wanted to replicate the battle today on the same ground, they'd have to wade through a reflecting pool at the base of the towering San Jacinto Monument. Officials now want to restore the landscape of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park to resemble the way it was at that day, April 21, 1836.
"The landscape plays a major role" in the battle, said Earl Broussard, of Austin, a landscape architect whose firm is overseeing the battleground's restoration.