Traces Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On February 19, 1846, authority of Texas was formally transferred from the republic to the state, and Austin was made the official capital. However, Austin’s status as capital would remain in doubt until 1872. That year, a statewide election was held, and Austin beat Houston and Waco to remain as the capital of Texas. In an election held Nov. 5-8 that year, 63,377 Texans said that Austin should be the permanent seat of government. Houston got 35,143 votes while 12,776 citizens cast their ballot for Waco. There were a few votes for other cities like Bryan. Shown here: Dedication Day at the new Texas state capitol building in Austin 16 years later, in 1888. Photo courtesy the Briscoe Center for American History at UT-Austin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 What an incredible photo! The carriages just make me feel nostalgic for a time I never participated in. Thanks for the interesting backstory! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Belton Killeen Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I agree, Will. It's hard to believe how clear that photo is considering it was taken almost 140 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeardedTexan Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Crazy to think of how different the area around the Capital is now, so many years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stars at Night Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 W 2 hours ago, RedBeardedTexan said: Crazy to think of how different the area around the Capital is now, so many years later. What's crazy to me is to think that some of those huge trees you see when you go to the capitol might be small saplings in this photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeardedTexan Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Stars at Night said: W What's crazy to me is to think that some of those huge trees you see when you go to the capitol might be small saplings in this photo! I didn’t even think about that, that is crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karattopp Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Amazing photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 An amazing picture of an amazing place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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