Longhorn Point

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Longhorn Dam

Dam

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Longhorn Dam is a dam crossing the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States, where it creates Lady Bird Lake. Completed in 1960, the dam was built by the City of Austin as the last in a chain of Colorado River dams in central Texas begun during the Great Depression. Longhorn Dam is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Longhorn Point.

Texas State Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery located on about 22 acres just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War. Texas State Cemetery is situated 1½ miles north of Longhorn Point.

Plaza Saltillo station

Railway station

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Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in East Austin at the corner of Fifth and Comal Street adjacent to the Plaza Saltillo complex which, in turn, was built in 1998 as a result of a collaborative effort between the city of Austin, the city of Saltillo, Capital Metro and Ole Mexico, an east Austin cultural group. Plaza Saltillo station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Longhorn Point.

Places in the Area

Rainey Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rainey Street Historic District is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown Austin, Texas. Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown. Rainey Street Historic District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Longhorn Point.

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