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Abner Hugh Cook
Austin, TX
(Mar. 20, 1814 - Feb. 21, 1884) A native of North Carolina, Abner Cook came to the newly created capital city of Austin in 1839 with a...
African Americans in the Texas Revolution
Austin, TX
Many African Americans, free and slave, supported Texas during its 1835-36 War of Independence from Mexico.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Austin, TX
(January 28, 1815 - April 11, 1875) A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s.
Annie Webb Blanton
Austin, TX
Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945).
Austin High School-- John T. Allan Campus
Austin, TX
An ornate, red brick building at this site served as the first structure in town built for the public high school, founded in 1881.
Austin State Hospital
Austin, TX
While Texas was a frontier state and psychiatry a pioneer venture, the Texas Legislature in 1856 created this hospital for the mentally...
Austin, C.S.A.
Austin, TX
An active place during the Civil War, Austin was the site of the secession convention, March 2, 1861, and legislative sessions which...
Balcones Fault Aids Colonization of Texas
Austin, TX
Curving through the center of Texas form Hill County south and west to Uvalde County is the rugged escarpment-fault called Balcones.
Boardman-Webb House
Austin, TX
In the 1850s Dr George T. Boardman (d. 1884) came to Austin to practice dentistry.
Bohls House
Pflugerville, TX
Gottlieb William Bohls (1878-1961), the oldest of Heinrich and Julie Schroder Bohls' ten children, was born on his family's farm near...
Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound
Austin, TX
Albert and Rebecca Buddington built the first part of this compound as their home c. 1860.
Camp Mabry
Austin, TX
The original 85-acre tract (gift of Austin citizens in 1892) was the site of annual encampments for the Texas Volunteer Guard, an elite...
City of Manor
Manor, TX
In area first settled by James Manor (1804-81), who came from Tennessee with Sam Houston in 1832, later returning for his family and a...
Confederate Men's Home
Austin, TX
The Confederate men’s home began in 1884 as a project of the John B. Hood Camp of United Confederate Veterans and was intended as a...
Confederate Texas Legislatures
Austin, TX
When Texas seceded, Feb. 1, 1861, the 8th Legislature was in Austin in a called session, adjourned Feb. 9. On March 18, the 8th came back...
Congress Avenue
Austin, TX
In his original 1839 plan for the Capital City, Edwin Waller, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Austin's first mayor,...
Edward Clark House Outbuilding
Austin, TX
Edward Clark (Lt. Governor 1859-1861; Governor 1861) purchased four lots, including this property, in 1856.
Elisabet Ney
Austin, TX
(Jan. 26, 1833 - June 29, 1907) World-renowned sculptor; lived 35 years in Texas, where she executed works of many noted citizens.
First Classes of the University of Texas Law School
Austin, TX
The University of Texas held its first classes in the Temporary Capitol at this site on Sept. 15, 1883.
Fort Magruder, C.S.A.
Austin, TX
Fort Magruder, C.S.A. During the Civil War, Fort Magruder was built near here west of Congress Avenue.
George W. Sampson Home
Austin, TX
Former confederate Army Captain and leading Austin merchant George W.Sampson (1825-88), Married Mary Goodwin Hall (b.1845), niece of Gov....
George Washington Glasscock
Austin, TX
Born in Kentucky in 1810, G. W. Glasscock served in the Illinois militia in the Black Hawk War of 1832 in the same two units as Abraham...
Governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Austin, TX
(January 28, 1815 - April 11, 1875) The First Republican Governor of Texas Nicknamed "Colossal Jack" because of his imposing stature and...
Governor Edmund Jackson Davis
Austin, TX
(October 2, 1827 - February 7, 1883) Born in Florida, E.J. Davis became a lawyer and judge after moving to Texas.
Governor Elisha Marshall Pease
Austin, TX
(January 3, 1812 - August 26, 1883) In 1835 E. M. Pease migrated to Texas from his native Connecticut.
Governor James Edward Ferguson_Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
Austin, TX
Governor James Edward Ferguson (August 31, 1871 - September 21, 1944) Governor Miriam A. Ferguson (June 13, 1875 - June 25, 1961) James...
H&TC and I&GN Depots
Austin, TX
On December 25, 1871, the first train into Austin rolled over Waller Creek, bringing with it hope, prosperity and progress.
Henry Smith
Austin, TX
Henry Smith (1788-1851) immersed himself in public affairs soon after arriving in Texas in 1827.
Hirshfeld Cottage
Austin, TX
German native Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911) migrated to the United States at the age of fifteen.
Hudson Bend
Lakeway, TX
In 1854 Wiley Hudson (b.1825) and his family settled on the bend of Colorado River that was named for him.
Ira Hobart Evans
Austin, TX
(April 11, 1844 - April 19, 1922) Born in New Hampshire, Ira H.Evans grew up in Vermont.
Jacob Fontaine
Austin, TX
(c. 1808 - 1898) Jacob Fontaine was born in Arkansas and came to Austin about 1850 as a slave of Episcopal minister Edward Fontaine.
John A. Wharton
Austin, TX
Came to Texas from Tennessee.
Laurine Cecil Anderson
Austin, TX
(1853-1938) Born the son of slave parents in Tennessee, Laurine Cecil Anderson attended public schools in Memphis and college at Fisk...
Major John B. Jones
Austin, TX
Famed defender of the frontier.
Major William Martin "Buck" Walton
Austin, TX
(January 17, 1832 - July 1, 1915) Mississippi native William M. "Buck" Walton attended the University of Virginia and studied law in...
Michael Butler and Butler Brick Company
Austin, TX
Michael Butler (1842-1909) emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, to New York City in 1866 and worked as a bricklayer.
Moore-Flack House
Austin, TX
Local contractor Charles Funk built this house for John M. and Estelle Moore in 1887 at a cost of $2,000.
Moore-Hancock Farmstead
Austin, TX
Irish native Martin Moore and his wife, Elizabeth Ann (White), left their Austin residences and prosperous Pecan (6th) Street mercantile...
Moses Austin
Austin, TX
The initiator of Anglo-American settlement in Texas, Moses Austin was a native of Durham, Connecticut.
Mount Bonnell
Austin, TX
Rising 775 feet above sea level, this limestone height was named for George W. Bonnell, who came to Texas with others to fight for Texas...
Neill-Cochran House
Austin, TX
Greek Revival architecture, typical of the South.
O. Henry Hall
Austin, TX
Built during the period 1877-1881 as a federal courthouse and post office, this was the sixth United States post office location in...
Oak Hill
Austin, TX
First settlers arrived in area in 1840s.
Pease Park
Austin, TX
Named for family of 1853-57 Texas governor, Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-83), within whose early-day plantation this area was situated.
Pflugerville
Pflugerville, TX
Henry Pfluger (1803-67), who migrated from Germany to Texas in 1849-50, moved his large family here in 1853.
Philquist-Wood House
Austin, TX
Sweden native Sven Axel Philquist, local district clerk and later clerk of the Texas Supreme Court, hired Swedish builder F. Oscar...
Reuter House
Austin, TX
Built in 1934 for Louis Reuter (1886-1945) and his wife, this house offered a spectacular view of the city.
Scarbrough Building
Austin, TX
Scarbrough Building Alabama native Emerson Monroe Scarbrough (1846-1925) came to Texas following service in the Civil War and settled in...
Site of Fort Colorado
Austin, TX
(Also called Coleman’s Fort) June, 1836 - November, 1838.
Site of John Bremond & Company
Austin, TX
New York native John Bremond (1813-1866) built a dry goods store at this site as early as 1847.
Site of Second Travis County Courthouse and Walton Building
Austin, TX
Built 1875 in term of County Judge James W. Smith.
Site of Temporary Texas State Capitol of 1880's
Austin, TX
Built, 1882-1883, to replace the previous capitol, which had burned in 1881.
St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute
Austin, TX
The St. John Regular Missionary Baptist Association, founded by Rev. Jacob Fontaine, was a conference of historically African American...
State Bar of Texas
Austin, TX
On July 15, 1882, a volunteer organization of Texas attorneys known as the Texas Bar Association, was established in Galveston, with...
Stephen F. Austin Hotel
Austin, TX
To meet the needs of the growing Austin Community, T.B. Baker, President of Baker Hotels, opened a hotel in 1924 at this site, previously...
Texas and the Civil War - Secession Convention
Austin, TX
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused unrest and drastic action all over the South and in many Texas counties.
Texas and the Civil War State Military Board
Austin, TX
The only new agency created by legislature to deal with wartime emergencies.
Texas Confederate Woman's Home
Austin, TX
The Texas Confederate Woman’s home opened in 1908 and provided a home for over three thousand wives and widows of Confederate Veterans.
Texas Dental Association
Austin, TX
This professional association traces its history to 1869, when a group of dentists met in Houston and drafted a constitution and by-laws.
Texas in the Civil War - Adjutants General
Austin, TX
Texas in the Civil War ADJUTANTS GENERAL Texas in 1861-1865 had 90,000 men fighting for the South - many in units east of the Mississippi.
Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces
Austin, TX
When Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861, some men disagreed.
Texas Land Commissioner, Johann Jacob Groos
Austin, TX
(March 6, 1822 - June 15, 1878) A professional surveyor before and after coming to Texas in 1845 fom his native Germany, J. J. Groos...
Texas State Capitol
Austin, TX
Austin became the capital of Texas on January 19, 1840, and this hill was platted as Capitol Square.
The Gant Family
Austin, TX
The Gant family is part of an elite group of musicians documented by the noted folklorist John A. Lomax and included in the Library of...
The Governor Horton Place
Austin, TX
Albert C. Horton (1798-1865), a veteran of the Texas War for Independence, owned this property 1841-1852.
The Governor's Mansion
Austin, TX
Official residence of the Governor of Texas.
The Herrera Family
Austin, TX
Since their arrival in east Austin, generations of the Herrera family dedicated their lives to education.
The Old Zimmerman Home
Austin, TX
Edward E. Zimmerman came to Texas, 1844, from Germany; settled here, 1854, with wife Regina Reinhard.
The Original Townsite of Montopolis
Austin, TX
Jesse Cornelius Tannehill (1797-1863) founded the original townsite of Montopolis; however, indigenous peoples had lived in and travelled...
The Railroad Commission of Texas
Austin, TX
(75th Anniversary) Created in 1891, as result of years of political controversy, to regulate shipping rates, practices.
The Walter Tips Company Building
Austin, TX
German native Walter Tips (1841-1911) migrated to the United States with his family in 1849 and served in the Confederate Army during the...
The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas
Austin, TX
Legal efforts to enfranchise women in Texas can be traced to 1868, when Rep.
Third Site for Travis County Government
Austin, TX
Courthouse built here in 1939, 91st year of Travis County, which in early Texas was in municipality of Mina (later Bastrop), or Travis...
William Pfluger Home
Pflugerville, TX
A native of Germany and Confederate veteran, William Pfluger (1842-1923) bought this land in 1871, just before he married Franziska...
William Steele
Austin, TX
Born New York. Graduate West Point.
Wooldridge Square
Austin, TX
Edwin Waller designed the Republic of Texas' new capital city of Austin in 1839.
Xavier Blanchard Debray
Austin, TX
Came to Texas from France 1848.