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May 17, 2005
Texas Sized Sam Houston
About the only thing in between Dallas and Houston is Huntsville, TX, which apparently was the birthplace or was the home of Sam Houston at some point. To prove it, they build a giant statue of him and placed it in an honored position...right next to Interstate 45.
In the woods behind the statue, they stashed this extra head, just in case the original got struck by lightning or something. They were really, ahem, thinking ahead.
From what I gather, they took donations in order to build the statue rather than use taxpayer money, something the rest of the country should take a cue from Texas on (if that is indeed true). In return for donations, you got a brick with your name on it around the statue (this is the same scheme used to fun the Babson College Class of '97 wall). So there were some names you expected to see on bricks, like the ones above...
...and there were some reading recommendations, which is nice...
...but most oddly, Mr. Solidarity himself chipped in a donation. Not sure I know the connection between Lech and Sam or Texas.
And please, no gun play around the statue.
Posted by stan at May 17, 2005 08:15 PM