Downtown Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Angelina Eberly Statue
Photographed By Richard Denney, November 25, 2021
1. Angelina Eberly Statue Marker
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Angelina Eberly Statue. . In 1842 Texas was an independent nation, and Austin was its capital, Sam Houston, the president of the Republic of Texas, regarded Austin as a vulnerable and unsuitable location for the seat of government and waged an unsuccessful campaign to have it moved to his namesake city. As a last resort, the President sent a military detachment to Austin to remove the government archives. When an innkeeper named Angelina Eberly discovered the men loading their wagons, she rushed to the corner of what is now Sixth and Congress and fired the town cannon, blowing a hole in the Land Office building and rousing the populace. The citizens chased down Houston's men, recovered the archives, and gave them to Mrs. Eberly for safekeeping. This statue honors a bold woman whose vigilance and short temper preserved Austin as the capital of Texas. It was presented to the citizens of Austin on September 26, 2004, by Capital Area Statues, Inc.
In 1842 Texas was an independent nation, and Austin was its capital, Sam Houston, the president of the Republic of Texas, regarded Austin as a vulnerable and unsuitable location for the seat of government and waged an unsuccessful campaign to have it moved to his namesake city. As a last resort, the President sent a military detachment to Austin to remove the government archives. When an innkeeper named Angelina Eberly discovered the men loading their wagons, she rushed to the corner of what is now Sixth and Congress and fired the town cannon, blowing a hole in the Land Office building and rousing the populace. The citizens chased down Houston's men, recovered the archives, and gave them to Mrs. Eberly for safekeeping. This statue honors a bold woman whose vigilance and short temper preserved Austin as the capital of Texas. It was presented to the citizens of Austin on September 26, 2004, by Capital Area Statues, Inc.
Location. 30° 16.119′ N, 97° 44.565′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin. Marker
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is on Congress Avenue just south of West 7th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 633 Congress Ave, Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
