Celebrate the 120th anniversary of Austin’s moonlight towers

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Karen Warren/American-Statesman

This month marks a special anniversary for one of Austin’s longest standing icons.

120 years ago in May of 1895, Austin’s first moonlight towers were lit, illuminating Austin in a moonlight glow.

The 31 original towers were hand-me-downs from Detroit, who decommissioned them in 1894 opting for more modern ways to light their city.

The 17 moonlight towers that remain today in Austin have survived traffic accidents, surrounding construction and inevitable deterioration. The only moonlight towers still standing in the world, they have become embedded in both Austin history and Austin legend.

Read more: http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2015/05/19/celebrate-the-120th-anniversary-of-austins-moonlight-towers/