I-Houston idolobha elikhulu, eligcwele izingosi zokubona nezinto okufanele zenziwe . I-Houston inezinto ezivela ezikhangisweni zemvelo kuya kumamyuziyamu anamuhla kuya kumasayithi omlando. Eqinisweni, enye yezindawo ezisemlando kunazo zonke eTexas itholakala nje ngebhola elifushane ngaphandle kweHouston - iSan Jacinto Battleground lapho iTexas yathola khona ukuzimela kwayo eMexico. UBerthed ukuhamba kancane okuvela eSan Jacinto Monument and Battlefield kungenye umlando weTexas umlando, iBettleship eTexas.
Lo mkhumbi wemlando uthuthelelwe eSan Jacinto Battleground ngo-Ephreli 1948. Namuhla, kuvulekile emphakathini njengeSigungu Sokulwa Nezwe LaseTexas State Historic Site.
Umlando
Kuthunyelwe ukwakheka ngaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka edlule - ngoJuni 1910 - i-USS Texas ingenye yemikhumbi ehamba phambili kunawo wonke ekhonza nge-Naval emlandweni wase-United States. Namuhla yiyona yedwa umkhumbi ophilayo owake wakhonza eMpi Yezwe I kanye neMpi Yezwe II. Njengoba ivulekile ukuvakasha komphakathi, ukuvakashela i-Battleship Texas kuyindlela enhle yokuzizwa umlando wezimpi "ezinkulu ezinkulu" ezivikela indawo ye-United States njengamandla amakhulu emhlabeni.
Ibutho laseTexas libhekwa njenge-'New York Class Battleship ', okusho ukuthi kwakuyingxenye yesihlanu yochungechunge lwezimpi eziphezulu ezakhiwe ngenkonzo e-US Navy eyagcina ikhonza eMpini Yezwe I kanye neMpi Yezwe II. Kwakukhona amabutho amabili 'eNew York Class Battleships' - i-USS New York ne-USS Texas.
Le mibhaqo yemikhumbi yayiyiyokuqala ukusebenzisa izibhamu ezingu-14 intshi. Lezi zinqola zempi zathunyelwa ngo-1910 futhi zaqala ngo-1912. Isevisi elandelayo, i-USS New York yayisetshenziswa njengezikhali ze-athomu futhi, ekugcineni, yanyuka. I-USS Texas, noma kunjalo, yanikelwa, yavuselelwa futhi igcinwa njengendawo yomlando yomlando.
Ngemva kokusungula ngo-1912, i-USS Texas yathunyelwa ngo-1914. Isenzo sokuqala esasibukwa yilesi sigameko sasiseGulf of Mexico ngokulandela i-'Tampico Incident, 'ukungavumelani phakathi kwe-United States neMexico okwaholela ekusebenzeni kwe-US eVeracruz. Kusukela ngo-1916, i-USS Texas yaqala ukukhonza eNkulweni Yezwe I. Umkhumbi nabasebenzi babekhona ngo-1918 ngokuzinikela kwe-German High Seas Fleet. Ngo-1941 iBattleship eTexas yangena eNkonzweni Yezwe II. Phakathi kwamaphuzu avelele eNkonzo ye-USS Texas ku-WWII kuhlanganisa ukudlulisela ukusakaza kokuqala kwe "Voice of Freedom", ukuhambisa uWalter Cronkite ukuhlasela eMorocco lapho eqala khona incwadi yakhe yempi, ebambe iqhaza ekuhlaselweni kweD-Day eNormandy, nokuhlinzeka ukusekela izibhamu ku-Both Jima no-Okinawa.
Ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II, i-USS Texas ibuyele eNorfolk, VA, ihanjiswe kabili eBaltimore, MD, futhi ekugcineni yayidonsela eSan Jacinto State Park kanye neSayithi Lembhishobhi lapho yachithwa ngo-Ephreli 1948. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, iBettleship eTexas wakhonza njengesikhumbuzo somphakathi esingunaphakade nesayithi lomlando. Ukulwa kwezilwane eTexas kwavuselelwa kakhulu kusukela ngo-1988-1990 kanye nokuvuselelwa okuncane ngo-2005.
Ukuvakashelwa
Namuhla, izivakashi eziya e-Battleship Texas State Historic Site zivunyelwe ukuba zigibele futhi zivakashele umkhumbi. I-Battleship eTexas ivuliwe kusukela ngo-10 ekuseni ukuya ku-5: 00 ebusuku izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Isayithi ivaliwe ku-Thanksgiving, e-Christmas Eve, naseKhisimusi. Umkhumbi uyatholakala futhi ukusetshenziselwa ingqungquthela ngemali eyi-$ 150 yokusetshenziswa kwezinsuku ezimbili kanye no-$ 250 ngosuku olugcwele. Izimali zokungenisa izivakashi zosuku ziyi-$ 12 kubantu abadala. Izingane ezingu-12 nangaphansi zikhululekile. Amazinga weqembu nawo atholakalayo ne-USS Texas. Ukuhlala ebusuku kungabuye kulungiselelwe amaqembu abantu abayi-15 noma ngaphezulu. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-Battleship Texas State Historic Site ngokusebenzisa isixhumanisi ngezansi.