Phil Collins Alamo Artifacts To Arrive In Texas
Phil Collins walks the green carpet for the premiere of the musical “Tarzan” at Stage Apollo Theater on November 21, 2013 in Stuttgart, Germany. (credit: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - British pop star Phil Collins is to be honored as a latter-day hero of the Alamo as he hands over his vast collection of artifacts related to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas.
The singing and drumming star, formerly of the British band Genesis, will hand over crates of his collectibles to Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson in an Alamo Plaza ceremony Tuesday.
Patterson is the state steward of the Alamo. The artifacts are to be housed at a temporary location while Patterson leads an effort to build a permanent home for the collection.
Some of the artifacts being donated include a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie’s legendary knife.
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