Texas

By wvollmar

  • . First European Settlers Arrive

    1. First European Settlers Arrive in Present-Day Austin, 1730

  • Before Austin became “Austin

    Before Austin became “Austin,” it was Waterloo. The first documented permanent settlement in Waterloo dates back to 1837 near where Shoal Creek and the Colorado River join. In 1837, the president of the Republic of Texas,