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    For a relic that remains from the year Austin was established, the Oakwood Cemetery was one of the first deeds given to Austin by the Republic of Texas Congress in 1839.
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    Both structures have similar floor plans and are built in the Greek Revival style.
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    A letter from Sam Houston found in 2011 puts him at the farm house in 1841 attending a wedding.
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    Fairly recent evidence now suggests that the farm house at Boggy Creek Farms was also built in the same year as the French Legation thus creating a debatable tie for the oldest building in Austin.
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    The building that has been widely recognized as the oldest in Austin is the French Legation (1841).
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    The only business older in Texas is Sugar Land's Imperial Sugar (1843).
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    The oldest business in Austin is Scholz Garten (1866).
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    The moon tower from Dazed and Confused was a staged set built for the show to honor the Austin landmarks.
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    One of the moon towers makes up the pole holding up the Zilker Christmas tree every year.
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    These are the last remaining moon towers in the world.
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    15 of the moon towers still remain in operation.
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    Red Bud Isle was created as a result of the debris from the old dam.
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    Parts of the old Austin Dam still litter Town Lake.
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    That's more than any other lake in Texas.
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    8 current state records for fish were caught from Town Lake.
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    Lady Bird did not want the lake named after her.
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    Town Lake, por vida.
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    The dam was finally rebuilt in 1940 as the Tom Miller Dam.
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    The dam collapsed in 1900 forever removing Lake McDonald from the maps.
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    The moon towers were built to be powered by the dam's electricity.
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    Built in 1893, the Austin Dam was one of the largest in the world at the time.
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    It is piss
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    That's not a refreshing spring mist near the Congress bat bridge.
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    Barton Springs is a set of 4 natural springs.
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    The original village of Waterloo was established on the north bank of the Colorado River near where the Congess bridge is.

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