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Republic of Texas Museum, Austin, TX

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Republic of Texas Museum

A self-guided museum in Austin's Republic of Texas History Center, focused on the period of the Republic of Texas.

810 San Marcos Street, Austin, Texas 78702 · Austin, TX

About Republic of Texas Museum

The Republic of Texas Museum, presented by the Nelson Puett Foundation, occupies the Republic of Texas History Center on San Marcos Street in Austin, next to the THC French Legation. The displays cover the Republic period, the hardships settlers faced during its conflicts, the Runaway Scrape, and the founding of a new nation. A special exhibit room currently shows early life in the Republic, drawn from a travelling trunk the Daughters of the Republic of Texas present to schoolchildren.

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