BUMP!
I had an ancestor there, and in the basement of the monument is a letter to him from Sam Houston asking him to 'Bring my horse and rifle, for I must travel to the East'.
We know Houston had to travel because his wife was ill, but we have no idea why our ancestor had Houston's horse and rifle.
As did I. He fired the first shot. Erastus “Deaf” Smith.
Greetings to you on this auspicious day!