The museum ship, USS Texas, built in 1915 is in the foreground. She is the last of the dreadnought class of ships built during that period. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_(BB-35) Across the field is the San Jacinto Monument marking the site of the battle where the residents of Texas won their independence from the government of Mexico in 1836. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto In the far background, to the right of the monument, one can see the towers of the Fred Hartmann Bridge over 5 miles away. Taken with a Nikon D300 and a 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens from a ship passing in the Houston Ship Channel.