Hutto, Texas - Hutto Hippo Statues
- Address:
- East Street, Hutto, TX
- Directions:
- NE of Austin of I-81 at Round Rock on US Rt. 79.
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Hutto, Texas - Hutto Hippo Statues About 100 concrete hippos are scattered throughout this community, including a large one in front of the high school. Apparently an escaped circus hippo in the early 20th century created quite a stir here. My favorite was a pair of hippos, with the girl in a yellow bikini. [Ronny, 01/01/2006][RA: Officially declared the "Hippo Capital of Texas" in 2003, Hutto planned at the time to order a 20 ft. tall hippo, the world's largest, as a tourism booster. Another big hippo is the high school mascot -- a cartoon version of a full-size one stands on East Street with its mouth yawning open. The legendary Hutto Hippo escaped from a circus train and waddled through town in the early 1900s.]
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