The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to

Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i ...

, Governor of Tennessee (1827–29), President of the

Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from Mex ...

(1836–38 and 1841–44), and Governor of Texas (1859–61). Sam Houston Maryville Monument

File:Sam Houston by Elizabeth Ney.jpg, Bust of Houston by

Elisabet Ney Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney (26 January 1833 – 29 June 1907) was a German-American sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe G ...

File:Wiki samhouston.JPG, Sam Houston, Commemorative Issue of 1963 File:The Alamo 1936 Issue-3c.jpg,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

Centennial Issue of 1936, showing Sam Houston,

The Alamo The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Anto ...

, and Stephen F. Austin File:Sam Houston Grave.jpg, Sam Houston's grave in Huntsville. File:SamHoustonStatueMemorialHermann.jpg, Sam Houston Monument, Hermann Park, Houston File:HoustonStateOfficeBuilding.JPG, The Sam Houston State Office Building houses the headquarters of the

Texas Ethics Commission The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to "provide guidance on various public ethics laws" within the state of Texas. The agency is headquartered on the 10th Floor of the Sam Houston State Office Building at 201 East 14th Street in Dow ...

and the

Texas State Preservation Board The State Preservation Board preserves and maintains the Texas Capitol, the 1857 General Land Office BuildingTexas Capitol Visitors Center, and other designated buildings, their contents and grounds; preserves and maintains the Texas Governor's Man ...

File:Panoramic Houston skyline.jpg, The U.S. city of Houston in Southeast Texas was named in his honor. * Huntsville, Texas, is the home of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum; '' A Tribute to Courage'' (a statue);

Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University (SHSU or Sam) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and ...

; and Houston's gravesite, including a monument by Pompeo Coppini unveiled in 1911. * A bronze equestrian sculpture of Houston is located in Hermann Park in Houston. In 2017, amid a wave of removal of Confederate monuments and memorials, there was discussion on social media about its possible removal, and a pro-Confederate demonstration against its removal. (See Monument and memorial controversies in the United States#Texas.) * The ''Sam Houston Wayside'' near

Lexington, Virginia Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines ...

, is a 38,000-pound piece of Texas pink granite commemorating Houston's birthplace. * The

Sam Houston Schoolhouse Sam Houston Schoolhouse State Historic Site is a single-room log cabin-style schoolhouse in Maryville, Tennessee, built in 1794. Sam Houston taught at the school as a young man, before the War of 1812. Open to the public, the schoolhouse is a T ...

in Maryville, Tennessee, is Tennessee's oldest schoolhouse. A museum is on the grounds. * USS ''Sam Houston'', an Ethan Allen-class submarine, was named after him. * The Sam Houston National Forest, one of four national forests in Texas, was named after him. * The

Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. The facility is located north of Liberty, east of Downtown Austin and northeast of Downtown Houston. It is owned and operated by the Texa ...

, located outside of Liberty, Texas has the largest known collection of photographs and illustrations of Houston. * Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio is named after him. * Many cities in the U.S. have a street, school, or park named after Houston; however, New York City's Houston Street was named for William Houstoun, and is pronounced HOW-stin. Similarly pronounced Houston County, Alabama is named for Governor George S. Houston. * The State of Texas chose Houston as one of its two statues in the

Statuary Hall The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along th ...

in the United States Capitol. (The other is of Stephen F. Austin.) * The Sam Houston Coliseum (now demolished) in Houston was named for him. * A mural on a gas tank depicts Houston; it is located near Texas State Highway 225 in Houston. * Sam Houston High School, in

Moss Bluff, Louisiana Moss Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,522 at the 2020 census. Located just north of the city of Lake Charles, it is considered a suburb of that city. Moss Bluff is a bu ...

and

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

* Sam Houston Middle School, in the cities of

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and Garland, Texas * Sam Houston Elementary School in Lebanon and Maryville, Tennessee; Eagle Pass, Huntsville, Conroe, Weatherford,

Corsicana Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45, 56 miles northeast of Waco, Texas. The population was 23,770 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County, and an important Agri-business ...

, and

Bryan Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

, Texas, and Houston, Texas * A bust of Houston is located inside the Virginia State Capitol Building in

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*Bust by

created for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It is in the

Elisabet Ney Museum The Elisabet Ney Museum is a museum located in Austin, Texas, United States. It is housed in the former studio of sculptor Elisabet Ney and is dedicated to showcasing her life and works. There is a permanent collection of her portrait busts and p ...

in Austin. * Besides the large Texas city (

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

Houston, Mississippi Houston is a city in and one of two county seats of Chickasaw County, in northern Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,623 at the 2010 census. History Native American groups had long used the future Chickasaw County for millennia b ...

and

Houston, Minnesota Houston is a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 997 at the 2020 census. History The community was named after Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas. In 1852, William McSpadden platted the or ...

are named after Houston * A road encircling the city of Houston is named the

Sam Houston Tollway Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

. * The actor Stephen Chase (1902–82) played Houston in the 1962 episode "Davy's Friends" of the syndicated western television series '' Death Valley Days'', narrated by Stanley Andrews.

Tommy Rettig Thomas Noel Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. He is remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's '' Lassie'' te ...

was cast as

Joel Walter Robison Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

, a fighter for

Texas independence Texas secession movements, also known as the Texas independence movement or Texit, refers to both the secession of Texas during the American Civil War as well as activities of modern organizations supporting such efforts to secede from the Unite ...

. In the story line, Robison, called a "friend" of

Davy Crockett David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Re ...

, is sent on a diversion but quickly shows his military ability and is made a first lieutenant by Sam Houston. Russell Johnson was cast as Sergeant Tate in this segment. * Counties in Minnesota, Tennessee, and Texas are named for Houston. * The county seat of Texas County, Missouri is named for him. * Houston's surname namesake was the first word said from the surface of the moon: " Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

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