<P> The recorded history of Austin , Texas , began in the 1830s when Anglo - American settlers arrived in Central Texas . In 1837 settlers founded the village of Waterloo on the banks of the Colorado River , the first permanent settlement in the area . By 1839 , Waterloo would adopt the name Austin and become the capital of the Republic of Texas . </P>
<P> The recorded history of Austin , Texas , began in the 1830s when Anglo - American settlers arrived in Central Texas . In 1837 settlers founded the village of Waterloo on the banks of the Colorado River , the first permanent settlement in the area . By 1839 , Waterloo would adopt the name Austin and become the capital of the Republic of Texas . </P>
when did austin become the capital of texas
when did austin become the capital of texas
1839
1839