- When was Austin founded?
- Where did the name "Waterloo" come from? Why was Austin called Waterloo?
- What's the origin of the term "City of the Violet Crown" referring to Austin? Did it really originate with O. Henry?
- What are the moonlight towers?
- What Native American tribe was most common in this area?
- When were the names of the east-west streets downtown changed from the names of trees to numbers?
- Why is there a cross in Austin's city seal?
- What were the boundaries of the "Freedman's Towns" founded in and near Austin after the Civil War?
- Who was Austin's first Mexican-American elected official?
- What is the history of Barton Springs?
- What is the oldest house in Austin?
- Why was Austin's first municipal airport named Mueller Airport?
- When and how did Austin get its start as a high-tech mecca?
- Where was "Chili Square"?
- What 1940s Austin nightclub was on the "Chitlin Circuit"?
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