From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
From the Statesman archives: Austin started big as a national, even imperial, capital
Austin was carved from the wilderness to be a national, even imperial, capital. Innkeeper Angelina Eberly saved it.
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How did Austin become the capital of Texas? A cannon got in the way of Houston's effort
So how did Austin, a college town on the doorstep of the Texas Hill Country that has yet to reach 1 million residents, end up as the capital of the Lone Star State? It’s a question that’s ...
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From the Statesman archives: Austin started big as a national, even imperial, capital
No other moment in Austin history was more decisive than the move in 1839 to turn a tiny, rough hamlet on the Colorado River named Waterloo into the capital of the Republic of Texas. Texas ...