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[[Image:San_Jacinto_Monument.jpg|right|thumb|San Jacinto Monument]]
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the [[Battle of San Jacinto]], and the [[USS Texas (BB-35)|USS ''Texas'']].  It is located off the [[Houston Ship Channel]] in [[LaPorte, Texas]].  
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A prominent feature of the park is the [[San Jacinto Monument]].  Visitors can take an elevator to the monument's observation deck for a view of Houston, the [[Houston Ship Channel]] and the USS ''Texas''.

==San Jacinto Museum of History==
The '''San Jacinto Museum of History''' is located inside the base of the San Jacinto Monument.  In addition to the Battle of San Jacinto, the museum's exhibits focus on the history of Texas' culture, including Mayan, Spanish and Mexican influences, the history of the [[Texas revolution]] and the [[Republic of Texas]], and important figures in Texas history.<ref>http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Monument_and_Museum/Story_of_the_Museum/ Story of the Museum</ref>  

The 160-seat Jesse H. Jones Theatre for Texas Studies presents a 35 minute movie titled ''Texas Forever!! The Battle of San Jacinto''.

== Gallery ==
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Image:USS_Texas_BB-35.jpg|Museum Battleship {{USS|Texas|BB-35}}
File:USS TexasSan Jacinto Park in Fog.jpg|''Texas'' and the monument at sunrise in late 2007.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/san_jacinto_battleground/ San Jacinto Battlefield State Historic Site]
*[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/battlesh/ USS Texas Historic Site]
*[http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/ San Jacinto Museum of History] - includes Monument information

[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Texas]]
[[Category:Harris County, Texas]]
[[Category:Museums in Texas]]
[[Category:History museums in the United States]]