Gillaspie Park, Huntsville, Texas

Located at 890 Ave I in Huntsville, Texas.
N 30° 43.597 W 095° 32.859

Lil Dude visited Gillaspie Park in Huntsville, Texas. This nice little park was dedicated in 1937 to honor James Gillaspie, commander of the 2nd Regiment of Texas volunteers at the Battle of San Jacinto, commander of two different companies of U.S. Army soldiers during the US-Mexican war, and commander of a Confederate Army unit during the Civil War. Technically, Gillaspie served three countries in three wars - Republic of Texas, United States, and Confederate States of America.

Sam Houston's Grave

Lil Dude Troll paying homage to Sam Houston at his grave in Huntsville, TX. A nineteenth-century politician, statesman and soldier, he played a pivotal roll in bringing Texas into the United States. Elected as governor of Tennessee in 1827, he came to Texas and was elected the 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas. After Texas became a state, Houston was elected governor of Texas and became the only person to be elected governor of two different states. He was also the only person to serve as a governor of a state and also a foreign head of state (Republic of Texas).