In gleaming marble, renowned Italian sculptor Pompeo Coppini carved Sam Houston on his horse, flanked
by allegorical figures of Victory and History, with an inscription by Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson: THE WORLD WILL TAKE CARE OF HOUSTON'S FAME. The tombstone was erected on April 21, 1911, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Legendary orator William Jennings Bryan gave the dedicatory address. Houston's body lay in a wooden coffin crafted by Union prisoners from the Civil War for whom Houston showed special feeling. Key events in the hero's life, from birth in Virginia to his death in Huntsville on July 26, 1863, at age 70, are carved on the east side of the tombstone. Originally, the word Governor was misspelled in the inscription. It was then ground smooth and the word Gov'nor fitted into the space. Another Coppini work of art is the Cenotaph oat the entrance to The Alamo in San Antonio.
by allegorical figures of Victory and History, with an inscription by Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson: THE WORLD WILL TAKE CARE OF HOUSTON'S FAME. The tombstone was erected on April 21, 1911, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Legendary orator William Jennings Bryan gave the dedicatory address. Houston's body lay in a wooden coffin crafted by Union prisoners from the Civil War for whom Houston showed special feeling. Key events in the hero's life, from birth in Virginia to his death in Huntsville on July 26, 1863, at age 70, are carved on the east side of the tombstone. Originally, the word Governor was misspelled in the inscription. It was then ground smooth and the word Gov'nor fitted into the space. Another Coppini work of art is the Cenotaph oat the entrance to The Alamo in San Antonio.
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