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8 cze 2016 · Starting in 1869, the timeline below chronicles past floods that hit the Austin area. Scroll through the slideshow or the timeline underneath.
The Austin History Center has more than one thousand maps of Austin and Travis County from the mid-1800s to the present. These maps illustrate the City’s changing size and shape over the years and offer invaluable clues to the history of structures and landmarks long since gone from our landscape.
29 sie 2017 · Photo courtesy of the Austin American-Statesman / Austin Public Library. On April 22, 1915, about 10 inches of heavy rainfall caused both Waller and Shoal Creeks to overflow their banks in a flash flood that killed about 60 people and decimated the homes of about 1,000 more.
Historic maps of Austin, Travis County, and Texas can be found at the Texas State Library and Archive , at the Perry-Castañeda Libraries of The University of Texas, at the Austin History Center , and on the Portal to Texas History .
Remembering Austin’s Memorial Day Flood when 13 people lost their lives and damage across the city was estimated at $35.5 million. This flickr album features photos collected in the City's archives, as well as photos submitted by Austinites.
This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Chalberg Collection of Prints and Negatives and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 4666 times, with 30 in the last month.
Explore 25 historical maps of Austin, TX from trusted archives. View in high-res, layer satellite & LiDAR, explore in 3D, and download or order prints.
