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Austin, Texas

by | Jan 1, 2007 | Travel & Preservation

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Waterloo, Texas? Yes, that’s what Austin went by back in 1837 before Mirabeau B. Lamar renamed the city two years later in honor of the “Father of Texas,” Stephen F. Austin. (Now you know why local businesses like the ice house tack on Waterloo.) Austin residents—Austinites—are proud of the capital city, home to the University of Texas, Sixth Street nightclubs, Zilker Park’s Barton Springs and Mexican Free-tailed Bats. If you’ve ever wondered why so many crowd together on the Congr


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