Bell from the U.S.S. Harriet Lane, a copper-plated, naval steamer seized in the Battle of Galveston on January 1, 1863, was installed in the park in 1903.
Citation
"Park House at Sam Houston Park (postcard)." (1907) The Heritage Society, Houston, Texas: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/36927.
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