Details for Travis County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5453006447

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Marker Number 6447
Atlas Number 5453006447
Marker Title Travis County
Index Entry Travis County
Address Veterans Dr.
City Austin
County Travis
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 618223
UTM Northing 3349895
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Veterans Dr., S side under Mopac/Loop 1 bridge along hike and bike trail on N side of the Colorado River
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Created January 25, 1840 Organized April 8 1843 Named in honor of William Barrett Travis Born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, August 1, 1809. Came to Texas in 1831, Commander at the Alamo, where he was killed March 6, 1836. Austin, the County Seat, selected as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839 and by a vote of the people in 1850 made the permanent Capital of the State of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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