Special Events Commemorate San Jacinto Day

LIBERTY, April 7, 2010 - The 174th Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto will officially be commemorated Wednesday, April 21st, at 11:00 a.m. at the San Jacinto Monument and Battleground. This year’s principal speaker is James L. Haley, author of Sam Houston. The Master of Ceremonies will be Ron Stone, Jr. The program will include a musical prelude by the Deer Park HS Orchestra, DRT/SRT Scholarship Winners, USS San Jacinto and USS Texas Sailor Awards, a reading of the Battle Analysis and the Texas Army “Laying of the Wreath.”

On Saturday, April 24th, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. the annual San Jacinto Day Festival will be held at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. Admission is free to all Festival activities. You can also visit the Observation Floor, theater and museum galleries during this day of living history camps, period demonstrations, family entertainment, children’s activities and much more! In the afternoon, hundreds of historical reenactors gather at the San Jacinto Battleground to stage the state’s largest battle reenactment.