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Indigenous History

Native American tribes that inhabited the land that is now Central, Texas, include the Coahuiltecan, the Tonkawa, Comanche, and Lipan Apache, and Karankawa. For a more in-depth narrative about Native American presence in Texas, see here.

The day the Comanches returned to Austin
Article from the Austin American Statesman.
Indigenous Peoples in Austin
Geographic, Ethnolinguistic, and archeological information about Indigenous poples in Austin.
Texas in Turmoil: Mapping Interethnic Violence, 1821-79
This digital mapping project from the University of Texas Arlington identifies and illustrates Indigenous resistance and struggle to colonial violence, dispossession, and genocide in what is currently known as Texas.

Life among the Texas Indians by David La Vere
ISBN: 9780890968093

Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Historic Native Peoples of Texas by William C. Foster; Alston V. Thoms (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9780292794610

Publication Date: 2009-02-17
The Indians of Texas by W. W. Newcomb; W. W. Newcomb
ISBN: 9780292784253

Publication Date: 1961-01-01

A classic work on the indigenous peoples of Texas.
The Conquest of the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, 1821-1859 by Kelly F. Himmel
ISBN: 9780890968673

Publication Date: 1999-04-01

History of the Land

Original land grant given by Mexican government to settle what is now Austin in 1832
From the Texas State Historical Association
Land Grant was honored by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
From the National Archives
History of Montopolis, TX
From the Texas State Historical Association
History of the Montopolis Bridge and El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
From the National Park Service
Older than Austin, Montopolis opens up its history
Article from the Austin American Statesman
The Original Townsite of Montopolis
From the Historical Marker Database

Montopolis: The Story of a Historic Austin Neighborhood

Austin based scholar-activist and author Fred L. McGhee speaks about his book "Austin's Montopolis Neighborhood."

Montopolis: The Story of a Community

Historical Images

Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Montopolis Images
As the local history division of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center collects and preserves information about local governments, businesses, residents, institutions, and neighborhoods so that generations to come will have access to Austin history. You can explore their historic photos of Montopolis at the link above!