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It's easy to zip past Bastrop on Texas 71, a popular route between Austin and Houston, but follow the exit into town across the Old Iron Bridge over the Colorado River and you'll find an appealing community with attractions that make it good for weekend getaways. It's located about 30 miles southeast of Austin and easily accessible from major metropolitan areas of the state.
FUN FACT ABOUT BASTROP
* The town was named for an early 1800s land developer who called himself Baron de Bastrop and negotiated with the Mexican government to let Stephen F. Austin bring the first colonists to Texas. Evidently well-liked, Philip Henrik Nering Bogel was a bogus ...