A Piece Of This Texas Landmark Is In Chicago

What started as a mission in San Antonio in 1718 has become so much more to people in Texas. The Alamo played a pivotal part in the Texas Revolution.

Since then we have always held it as a huge part of Texas history. Even Johnny Cash wrote a song called "Remember The Alamo" about the battles against Mexico for independence.

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"Hey Santa Anna, we're killing your soldiers below!"

From the late 50s to the early 70s, the cowboy way was a big part of our culture in America. Westerns were the movies and TV shows of choice and kids wanted to be cowboys, not superheroes.

People that grew up during that time, might be pretty upset knowing someone took off with a piece of this beloved Texas monument.

How Did A Piece Of The Alamo End Up In Chicago?

In the 1920s there was a huge competition to design the Tribune Tower in Chicago. The winning design was erected starting in 1922 at 435 N. Michigan Avenue.

It is a neo-Gothic highrise, designed by a pair of architects from New York. One of the things that makes it unique is the incorporation of over 150 fragments of famous buildings and historic sites from around the world and all 50 states.

Where Did The Stone From The Alamo In Chicago Come From?

According to a story in a 2012 article from MYSA, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, caretakers of the Alamo, were asked to contribute a stone from the site.

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The stone that was ultimately sent to Chicago was taken from the foot of the flagstaff, which was removed from the walls during the restoration of the Alamo years prior.

Now it's on the side of a building, all the way in Illinois along with pieces of the Edinburgh Castle, Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid, Notre Dame de Paris, and the Great Wall of China, to name a few.

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