Gibbs-Powell House Museum

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Huntsville Unit

Prison

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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit, nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Huntsville Unit is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Gibbs-Powell House Museum.

Sam Houston Memorial Museum

Museum

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Sam Houston Memorial Museum is situated 3,100 feet south of Gibbs-Powell House Museum.

Bernard Johnson Coliseum

Sports venue

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Bernard Johnson Coliseum is a 6,110-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. It was built in 1976 and is home to the Sam Houston Bearkats men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bearkats women's volleyball team. Bernard Johnson Coliseum is situated 1 mile southeast of Gibbs-Powell House Museum.

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Huntsville

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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.

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