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Alexander Hodge Memorial

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The Alexander Hodge Memorial is an outdoor 1908 stone monument, installed in Sam Houston Park, Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. The memorial, dedicated in 1912, was erected by the Lady Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to recognize Hodge as "a hero of two republics".

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Alexander Hodge Memorial
Lamar Street, Houston

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77010 Houston
Texas, United States
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