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Angelina Eberly Hosts the President

On the evening of October 18, 1839, Angelina Eberly prepared a meal for the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, and his...

President Lamar Arrives in Austin

On October 17, 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar arrived in Austin with his cabinet and the records from Houston of the Republic of...

Joseph Lee – 1810-1891

Attorney Joseph Lee arrived in 1840 to Austin as the three centers of government, city, county and Republic of Texas, were being...

28th State is Born

One hundred seventy-seven years ago, the City of Austin stopped at Noon on February 19, 1846. The town of several hundred residents and...

Lorenzo Van Cleve

Lorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...

An Empire Is Born

On a cold November day in 1838, Mirabeau Lamar discovered the location he desired to establish his empire.