Rick Byrnes
Firing the cannon December 2019 (6 of 1)
This sculpture commemorates innkeeper Angelina Eberly, one of Austin, Texas' earliest residents. On Dec. 30, 1842, three years after the Republic of Texas was founded and Austin was designated the capital, a campaign was waged to move the capital to Houston. When a military detachment arrived in Austin to take all official documents from the Land Office, Eberly stymied the attempt by firing the town cannon and alerting the populace.
Firing the cannon December 2019 (6 of 1)
This sculpture commemorates innkeeper Angelina Eberly, one of Austin, Texas' earliest residents. On Dec. 30, 1842, three years after the Republic of Texas was founded and Austin was designated the capital, a campaign was waged to move the capital to Houston. When a military detachment arrived in Austin to take all official documents from the Land Office, Eberly stymied the attempt by firing the town cannon and alerting the populace.