In 1839, five mounted scouts ranged over a broad area of wilderness seeking a site for a new capital city for
the Republic of Texas. Location on north bank of Colorado River was chosen where rich blacklands meet scenic hills.
Site occupied at the time by a four-family settlement called Waterloo. Name hounors Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of
Texas." In early Sept. 1839, archives and furniture of Texas government were transported from Houston to Austin by
50 ox-drawn wagons.
Austin
today is a world class city, home of multiple high tech and blue chips companies and so
many mega industries and companies. The city bills itself as the "Live Music Capital of the World." Austin has it
all - blues, country, reggae, jazz, swing and rock.
