From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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University of Texas removes four Confederate statues
Monuments to Confederate figures are symbols of "modern ... shocked and saddened the nation," University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves said on Sunday. "These events make it clear ...