Replica Twin Sisters cannons being fired monthly this summer at San Jacinto Battleground
The Twin Sisters cannons hold a remarkable place in Texas history, and this summer the San Jacinto Battlefield will honor their contribution to the...
The Twin Sisters cannons hold a remarkable place in Texas history, and this summer the San Jacinto Battlefield will honor their contribution to the Texas Revolution with monthly demonstrations of cannon fire. 'They're very important to the story of San Jacinto, and they are just really fun to fire,' says lead educator Cait Johnson. 'It's a blast, literally.' The Battle of San Jacinto finished the fight for Texas independence from Mexico, and it opened with cannon fire from the Sisters on April 21, 1836, at 4:30 p.