Historical Markers of Texas

26 1890 Cornerstone Ceremony Courthouse Square, Columbus The building of the Colorado County Courthouse began with a public celebration July 7, 1890. About 3,000 people attended a barbecue in a grove north ...

8827 Abram Alley Log Cabin Bowie St., between Spring & Washington Sts. In the 1820s, Abram Alley (d. 1862) came from Missouri to join his brothers in Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" Colony. He settled a few miles south ... 23335 Alley Cemetery Off Tower Road on private property The Alley Cemetery, also known as the Glaiser Cemetery and Alley Family Cemetery, is the final resting place for some of the first Anglo settlers ... 129 Alleyton In Alleyton at the intersection of Center & Alleyton Rds., at southern edge of town (S. Side of Alleyton Rd.) Oldest permanent settlement and once largest town in Colorado County. Established by the pioneer Alley family (Willliam, John, Rawson, Thomas and ... 16466 Alleyton Cemetery Old Alleyton Rd. at intersection with FM 102 (Cemetery Ave.) Alleyton was settled by brothers Rawson, Abraham, John and Thomas Alley ca. 1822; William Alley joined his brothers in 1824. William donated a portion ... 130 Alleyton, C.S.A. On FM 102, 2/10 mile south of IH-10 about four miles E of Columbus. Born as War clouds gathered. Alleyton was a key point on the supply line of the Confederate States of American during the Civil War. It was both ... 15214 Asa Townsend Travis Street, northeast corner at Washington Street (1795-1876) Born in South Carolina, Asa Townsend was reared in Georgia, where he married Rebecca Harper (1805-1857). They moved from Florida to Colorado ...

312 Bartels-Wirtz House 1216 Live Oak St., Columbus; marker reported to be in storage 5/2011 Distinctions of this Victorian cottage: gable window with star tracery, decorative bargeboard, carpenter's lace. Stained glass entrance doors are ... 347 Beason's (Beeson's) Crossing Beason's Park on the Colorado, east of Colorado River bridge, south side of US 90 Benjamin Beason, one of Stephen F. Austin's original 300 colonists, settled by a widely used Colorado River crossing near here in 1822. He and his ... 281 Ben Marshall Baker 722 Baker St., Columbus (1837-1907) Influential owner-editor of "Colorado Citizens," whch he and brothers, Hicks and James, founded in 1857. All joined Confederate Army ... 368 Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River Beason's Park on the Colorado, east of the Colorado River bridge, south side of US 90 Site of the camp, March 19,-26, 1836, of the Texas Army under General Sam Houston, who directed the retreat from Gonzales to the San Jacinto. 505 Brick Store House 1038 Milam St., Columbus Owned and occupied 1840-67 by Thomas W. Harris, a physician from Virginia. Bought by William and Mary Pinchback (1867), Kasper Vogel (1875), Bertha ... 545 Brunson Building 1014 Milam St., Columbus Charles Brunson (1830-1916), born in Westphalia, Germany, migrated to America in 1845. About 1867 he settled in Columbus, establishing a saloon, ...

23419 "Colonel" Ike T. Pryor marker pending marker pending 8828 Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M. 1220 Milam Street Organized 1850; chartered Jan. 24, 1851; on Feb. 3, 1851, founded Columbus Female Seminary, first educational institution in Columbus. Built 2-story ... 2599 Capt. William G. Hunt House 904 Travis St., Columbus On land originally owned by Bluford DeWeese, founder of Columbus, Capt. William G. Hunt (1813-1898) purchased this house in August 1859, and lived ... 17187 Carriage Step on Prairie Street 1118 Prairie Street, Columbus CARRIAGE STEP ON PRAIRIE STREET A CARRIAGE STEP IS A BLOCK OF STONE OR CONCRETE PLACED AT THE STREET AS A COURTESY TO GUESTS STEPPING OUT OF CARRIAGES ... 5192 Charles William Tait Home 526 Wallace St., Columbus Military surgeon, surveyor, Texas Legislator, planter. After return from service with 4th Texas Calvary in Civil War, he finished home. Cottonwood ... 22601 Chesterville at site of Chesterville, 6.5 miles NE of Eagle Lake 22394 Cicero Howard marker pending marker pending 980 City of Columbus Spring & Bowie Sts., Columbus Oldest surveyed and platted Anglo-American town in Texas. About Christmas, 1821, Robert and Joseph Kuykendall and Daniel Gilleland settled at this ... 15882 Clear Creek Cemetery East on FM 532 approx. 1 mi., left of CR 2144 for 2.3 mi., left on CR 250 for .3 mi., bear left on CR 250, cemetery entrance is approx. .2 mi., on the rt. Clear Creek Community formed in the 1850s near the route of the “Old Gonzales Road,” which ran from San Felipe though Columbus, Oakland and Gonzales ... 5708 Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace (Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery) (markers in NE corner of old section) United States Consul to the colonies in Texas, 1829-1832. A native of Philadelphia, PA. He later joined Austin's Colony, serving in campaigns leading ... 973 Colorado County 1/2 mile N. of Colorado River on Business 71 at FM 109 turnoff, Columbus A part of Stephen F. Austin's First Colony. Created March 17, 1836. Organized in 1837. The river traversing the region was called "Colorado" (Red) ... 8829 Colorado County Courthouse Courthouse Square This classic revival building--erected in 1890-1891 in form of a Greek cross--is now one of 28 oldest existing courthouses in Texas' 254 counties. ... 974 Colorado County, City of Columbus Courthouse grounds, Columbus Site of projected capitol of Stephen F. Austin's colony, 1823. First settlement at this point shown on Stephen F. Austin's map of 1835 as Montezuma. ... 979 Columbus Church of Christ 815 Milam, Columbus Built as St. John's Church, by pioneer local Episcopal parish, organized in 1850s. After holding services in courthouse and other structures for ... 982 Columbus Oak Courthouse Square, Columbus Beneath this tree the first Court of the Third Judicial District of The Republic of Texas was held April, 1837 by Judge Robert M. Williamson ("Three ... 12318 Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery 1500 Montezuma St. John Toliver deeded a tract of land to Columbus Lodge No. 51, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in July 1871 for use as a cemetery. Among the first ... 985 Columbus' Old City Cemetery 1300 Walnut st., Columbus (U.S. 90) Date of earliest burial is not known: oldest headstone, 1853. Site (7 A.) was deeded to the city in 1870 as an existent graveyard. Burials here included ... 983 Columbus State Bank Walnut & Milam Sts. History is preserved in this structure. At founding (1919), this institution, in erecting its bank, retained a wall of 1857 Boedecker Building that ... 18882 Columbus Waterworks Front St. In 1824 the Mexican government granted Elizabeth Tumlinson and her heirs the land and water rights to this area in the center of Stephen F. Austin's ... 1028 Confederate Memorial Museum Colorado County Courthouse grounds, southwest corner (northeast corner of Milam and Spring streets) Built 1883 by town of Columbus, using over 400,000 handmade bricks. Has 32-inch walls. Served as water tower and fire house until 1912. Since 1926 ...

12478 Dick-Gillette House 536 Milam Street After a 1907 fire destroyed his family home, Leon F. Dick, a retired dry goods salesman, supervised the construction of this house in 1908. Dick ... 2392 Dilue Rose and Ira Albert Harris House 602 Washington, Columbus Dilue Rose and Ira Albert Harris moved from Houston to Columbus in 1845. Ira served as county sheriff and city marshall, and Dilue wrote of her experiences ... 2393 Dilue Rose Harris 602 Washington, Columbus (corner of Washington & Bowie Sts.) Dilue Rose Harris (1825-1914) is best known for her journal writings concerning events of the Texas Revolution. Her 30,000 word "Reminiscences" were ... 1231 District Court Tree in center of Travis Street, near intersection of Travis & Walnut; tree is dead but marker remains In 1837 this oak sheltered Texas jurors. Courthouse was unfinished because logs coming down-river for building had swept past in strong current. ...

17749 E. H. Henry Rosenwald School E. H. Henry School grounds, East E Street Before a school existed in Eagle Lake, African Americans were educated at home or in small churches, with some classes held in a local blacksmith ... 20028 Eagle Lake Christian Church Corner of Church Street and North McCarty Avenue 23665 Eagle Lake Masonic Lodge #366 Eagle Lake Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1873 when the town was still a fledgling settlement on the edge of a railroad, Eagle Lake Masonic Lodge ... 1237 Early Site of Dr. Logue's Drugstore Colorado County Annex, NE corner Spring and Travis streets Known as first drugstore in Republic of Texas. Founded 1844 by Dr. John G. Logue (1815-1861), who came here after graduation (1842) from Jefferson ... 1406 Ehrenwerth-Ramsey-Untermeyer Building 1120 Milam St., Colmbus Henry M. Ehrenwerth built this two-story commercial structure in 1873-75 of bricks from a local kiln. Designed for his mercantile store, it housed ... 22388 Etta Moten Barnett by the Gazebo Weimar native Etta Moten (1901-2004) was one of the most acclaimed African American women of the twentieth century. At an early age, she began singing ... 5789 Exum Philip Whitfield city cemetery, Walnut St. (US 90) (marker is in fence enclosed area in east part of cemetery) (April 22, 1818-September 17, 1887) Columbus business leader, merchant, physician, farmer, 1858-87. President, 1861-66, Columbus Tap Railway. Served ...

149 Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the American Declaration of Independence City of Columbus Municipal Building, southwest corner Spring and Bowie streets Most of the "Old Three Hundred" settlers in Stephen F. Austin's first Texas colony in the early 1820s came from the United States and were proud ... 1853 First Producing Gas Well in Colorado County at the intersectio of SH 71 and FM 333, just south of Garwood Completed on July 17, 1932, as Nelson No. 1 Well, at a depth of 4,052 ft; was drilled by Coyle-Concord Oil Company, owner of 30,000 acres of block ... 1885 First United Methodist Church of Columbus Milam & Washington Sts., Columbus One of the earliest Protestant congregations in Texas; founded in Austin's original colony. The first church building was near the Colorado, on a ... 2058 Frelsburg In Frelsburg, just south of FM 1291 and FM 109 intersection; on FM 109 First German settlement in Colorado County. Founded in 1837 by William Frels who immigrated to Texas in 1834 and fought for Independence, 1835-1836. ...

458 Gail Borden from Weimar, take US 90 4.5 mi. east to Borden, in Borden take CR 217 exactly 1 mi. to crossover point at railroad; marker is on private property just north of creek (across railroad) Site of the beef canning plant and residence, built in 1872, by Gail Borden (1801-1874), pioneer surveyor, newspaper editor and inventor of the process ... 2106 Garwood Arthur St., Garwood (in front of the Garwood Memeorial Library) Founded in 1901, the town of Garwood is located on land once occupied by Preston Gilbert, one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists, who acquired ... 13177 George Glenn Columbus, 1100 block of Martin Luther King Street (MLK at Rampart) George Glenn George Glenn, son of Wash Glenn, was born into slavery in March 1850 and raised on the ranch of local cattleman Robert B. "Bob" Johnson. ... 15592 George W. Smith Columbus 2192 Glidden SH 90 & 8th St., Glidden Before the railroad came to Colorado County, this area was the origin of several cattle drives to northern markets. Early settlers in the region ... 2193 Glidden Baptist Church 8th & Brazos Sts., Glidden This congregation grew out of a community church that began meeting in the railroad town of Glidden as early as 1895. In 1906 the Glidden Missionary ...

2330 Hahn House corner of Front & Preston On this site a small cottage was built about 1868 by W. H. Crebbs, who sold place in 1885 to Peter Hahn (1852-1940) and his wife Catherine Leyendecker. ... 2354 Hancock-Heller Home 934 Milam, Columbus Original structure built 1865 by John S. Hancock, county tax collector. Walls are of cypress with hard cedar floors. A "dog-trot" hall divides front ... 24234 Harbert's Garage marker pending marker pending 2397 Harrison-Hastedt House 236 Preston St., Columbus (corner of Preston & Front) This structure was initially a small 2-room house built in 1861. Jesse Joyner Harrison, owner of the property from 1877-1901, hired prominent local ... 2421 Hebrew Benevolence Society Cemetery Montezuma & Speakville Rd; Columbus (at the SW City limits of Columbus at Montezuma and FM 806). Comprising one acre of land, this cemetery was begun in 1879 with the burial of M. A. Levy. Although its name suggests an affiliation with a Hebrew ... 2512 Holman-Seifert Homestead W. North St. & Seifert Loop, Weimar John T. Holman (1818-1900), who came from Virginia to Texas in 1837, built this house about 1875. Married three times, he had 18 children and made ... 3281 Home of Texas Attorney General George McCormick 736 Travis St., Columbus In McCormick family 100 years. "Early Texas" cottage, built 1868, with square nails; of cypress and pine wood; had five rooms, detached kitchen, ... 3935 Home of William Christian Papenberg 900 Bowie St., Columbus (1870-1958) District clerk for 38 years in Colorado County. Born in Illinois. Educated as a teacher, came to Texas (1899) in that profession. Moved ... 1170 Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden 726 Walnut, Columbus (1829-1890) Known as "Poet Laureate of Columbus." Daughter of Texas War for Independence hero, Gen. Mosely Baker, and his wife Eliza; married attorney ... 2572 Hotel Dallas, 1912 201 N. McCarty Ave., Eagle Lake (Corner of Post Office McCarty Sts.) Hotel Dallas, 1912 After Eagle Lake was laid out inthe 1850s, Gamaliel Good built a hotel on this corner. The Good Hotel served as a stagecoach and ...

2660 Ilse-Rau House 1100 Bowie St., Columbus (Corner of Bowie and Walnut) Built in 1887 by Henry Ilse, a farmer, rancher, saloon owner. In symmetrical Victorian style, house is constructed of cypress, with pine floors and ...

2836 Jesse H. Johnson 1700 Miliam St., Columbus Jesse H. Johnson, born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, came to Texas in 1868 and settled here in Columbus, Colorado County. In May 1869 he was appointed ... 459 John Pettit Borden Weimar (December 30, 1812 - November 12, 1890) Born in New York. Moved to Texas 1829. Settled in Stephen F. Austin's second colony in 1832. In Texas Revolution, ... 3199 Joseph Jefferson Mansfield 930 Travis St., Columbus (Feb. 9, 1861 - July 12, 1947) Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, as Beauregard Mansfield. His name was changed to Joseph Jefferson Mansfield for ... 2070 Joseph V. Frnka 1035 Front St., Columbus Joseph V. Frnka, born in Industry, Texas, built a home here in 1906. A self-taught lawyer, Frnka was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1915. A business ...

16706 Kaiser Cemetery 12 miles Northwest of Columbus, Texas. The property adjoining the cemetery on the north is 1968 Brunes Mill Road Napoleon B. Breeding purchased this land from the Republic of Texas in May 1837, soon after Colorado County organized. German immigrants were among ... 2910 Keith-Traylor House 806 Live Oak St., Columbus Civil War Veteran John Wilbur Keith and his wife, Haseltine Long, daughter of a prominent Beaumont businessman, moved to Columbus in 1870. They built ...

3013 Lakeside Sugar Refinery 1.8 miles S. of Eagle Lake on Lakeside Dr. (FM 102) The sugar industry, which began in Texas before the Civil War (1861-65), was revived in the late 1800s by cheaper refining methods. One of the leading ...

3187 Maigne-Walther House 904 Live Oak, Columbus Raised cottage with parapeted balustrade. Built 1869 by Charles Mainge. Siding and floors are of pine; interior walls, cypress. Foundations and fireplaces ... 16270 Masonic Cemetery NE quadrant at intersection of Cemetery Ave. and Prairie St. In 1880, the Eagle Lake Masonic Lodge No. 366, established in 1872, purchased this burial ground. Also known as Eagle Lake Masonic Cemetery, the ... 3341 Mentz-Bernardo Community From Columbus take IH-10 about 5 1/2 miles to FM 949, go N. about 1 mile to Frelsburg Rd. Go N. on Frelsburg Rd. about 1.6 miles to intersection, go E. to church (marker is in front of church) As early as the 1830s German immigrants had begun to settle in the general vicinity of Cat Spring. They were soon joined by others who preferred ... 15088 Methodism in Eagle Lake 200 W. Prairie Methodism in Eagle Lake The United Methodist Church of Eagle Lake is the oldest Protestant congregation in the community. By 1864, Emma Tracy Rhine ... 3522 Mike Muckleroy From intersection of FM 1291-FM 109 in Frelsburg, go about 2.7 miles north on McElroy Ln. (Sept. 27, 1808 - July 28, 1896) Pioneer, farmer, soldier, and county official Mike Muckleroy was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, and came to ... 3446 Montgomery-Thatcher Cemetery Montgomery-Thatcher Cemetery. Matthews community, E side FM 950, 0.5 mi. SW of FM 102, 5.9 mi. NE of Garwood. Historic Texas Cemetery (HTC) medallion added to marker post 2019. This burial ground served the relatives of pioneer settlers James S. Montgomery (1788-1864), a veteran of the War of 1812, and George W. Thatcher ... 24313 Myrtle Cemetery marker pending marker pending

3553 Nada In Nada, on the grounds of St. Mary's Parish 1/8 mile E. off SH 71. Located on land once included in Stephen F. Austin's colony, the community of Nada was first settled in the 1880s by German and Czech immigrants. ... 3554 Nada Post Office In Nada, on Sh 71 in front of Nada Post Office The post office in Nada was established in 1894 when William J. Engbrock, Jr. was appointed the first postmaster. The post office was located in ... 3558 Navigation of the Colorado River in roadside park, U.S. 290A, 2 miles W. of Eagle Lake Because overland travel in early Texas was an enterprise often fraught with hardship, frustration, and danger, many individuals looked to rivers ...

3651 Oakland FM 532, Oakland From Wiermer, take FM 55 S. about 5 1/2 miles to FM 532, go W. on FM 532 to Oakland Originally known as Prairie Point, a town was platted at this site in 1856 by A. C. Hereford. A native of Virginia, Hereford was a veteran of the ... 3652 Oakland Normal School FM 532, Oakland, from Weimar, take FM 155 S. about 5.5 miles to FM 532, go W. on FM 532 to Oakland Founded in 1882, the Oakland Normal School provided professional training for black schoolteachers for three decades. G. R. Townsend served as first ... 2141 Old General Store 936 Milam St., Columbus Once a bustling, spicy smelling store, with sausage hanging from the rafters and slabs of bacon displayed in glass cases. This building was erected ... 3881 Old Osage From Weimar take US 90 about 1-1/2 miles to CR 201, go north on 201 about 3 miles to CR 208, go north about 1 mile to marker (at intersection of CR 208 and CR 205) Site of 1820 trading post of Jesse Burnam. His ferry on the Colorado River helped Gen. Sam Houston reach San Jacinto, 1836. To cut off Santa Anna, ... 5087 Old Stafford Opera House 435 Spring St., Columbus Built 1886 by R. E. Stafford, 1834-1890, millionaire cattleman. Stately interior (which seated 1,000) had gas-burning chandeliers and an elaborate ... 15065 Olive Branch Baptist Church and Rocky Chapel School NE corner of Olive Branch and Taylor streets The Olive Branch Baptist Church was established in the 1860s. Charter members were Jeff Collier, Jim Shepherd, John Turbin, Jack Johnson, and Gus, ... 18598 Osage Community Cemetery 4.5 miles northwest of Weimar Osage first began as a community of new settlers, many from Tennessee and Mississippi, on the Blackland Prairie near spring-fed Harvey’s Creek. The ...

4255 Rice Culture in Colorado County Main & Commerce Sts., Eagle Lake The rice industry did not spread into the coastal plains region west of Houston until the very end of the 19th century. In 1898, Captain William ... 13809 Riesing Cemetery 7 mi. W on SH 71, right on Richter Rd, right on gravel road Riesing Cemetery Established 1872 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 2396 Robert Henry Harrison, M.D. 302 Preston, Columbus (corner of Preston & Front) (November 13, 1826 - October 17, 1905) A Georgia native and a doctor's son, Robert Henry Harrison received his medical degree in Ohio in 1846. He ... 4351 Rosenfield Building 1004 Milam St., Columbus One of Columbus' first downtown commercial structures, built here in 1837, housed a doctor's family and office from 1850 to 1866. John Rosenfield ...

4450 Saint John's Episcopal Church 915 Travis St., Columbus The earliest Episcopal worship service known to have been held in Columbus occurred in 1848. At that time services were held infrequently, conducted ... 4474 Saint Michael's Catholic Church 400 N. Center St., Weimar Established as a Mission in 1888, by Father Edward Brucklin, who became first resident priest in 1892. An earlier frame structure was replaced by ... 4490 Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church FM 109 & Church Ln., Frelsburg Pioneer German Catholic immigrants who settled in this area in the early 1830s founded Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church about 1843. The congregation ... 4707 Simpson-Williamson House 630 Milam St., Columbus (Miliam & 3rd Sts.) Virginia Native Friench Simpson (1848-192) came to Colorado County in the 1860s. A farmer, banker, Columbus mayor, state Senator, and poet, Simpson ... 981 Site of Columbus Female Seminary NE corner Walnut and Live Oak streets First organized school in Columbus. Founded Feb. 3, 1851, by Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M.; housed on first floor of lodge hall at this ... 15365 Site of J. Light Townsend Homestead Columbus 4134 Site of Provident City Hancock Ranch headquarters, in the Colorado County panhandle between Nada and Speaks, about 15 mi. SW of Nada off CR 255. Founded in 1909 by the Provident Land Company of Kansas City, Missouri, Provident City was the site of an early land promotion venture. Advertising ... 4168 Site of Railway Hospital Spring & Live Oak Sts., Columbus Dr. Robert Henry Harrison (1826-1905), graduate of the Botanico Medical College, Cincinnati, and Alabama Medical College, moved to Columbus in the ... 4310 Site of Robson's Castle and Columbus, Texas, Meat and Ice Company SH 71 S end of Colorado River bridge, at the corner of Robson & Fannin streets Robert Robson (1804-1878), one of many Scotsmen seeking fortune in North America, came to the Texas Republic in 1839. On land he owned at this site, ... 4923 Site of the Camp southwest corner Milnetz St. and Veterans Dr. (Old US 90) March 20-26, 1836, of one division of General Santa Anna's army under the command of General Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma * It crossed the Colorado at ... 5088 Stafford-Miller House 423 Spring Street Ornate Victorian house built for millionaire cattleman - banker Robert E. Stafford (1834-90), one of the organizers of Columbus Meat & Ice Co. Stafford ... 12722 Stage Lines Through Columbus 316 Spring Street Stage Lines Through Columbus Nineteenth-century stagecoach operations in Texas were closely tied to mail delivery, and contracts with the U.S. Postal ... 14611 Stein-Girndt House 809 Milam Prominent local merchant Edward E. Stein and his wife, Angalla (Heller) Stein, built this house in 1897. Andrew Wirtz and sons, who built several ... 5141 Strunk-Woolsey House Live Oak St., Oakland. From Wiemar, take FM 155 S. about 5-1/2 miles to FM 532 W. to Oakland N/A - on Application Built about 1875. Early Texas open-hall or breezeway type of construction. Home of John Monroe Woolsey while a member of the ...

5191 Tait Compound Off CR 101 on private property Charles William Tait (1815-1878), A physician, civil engineer, U.S. Naval officer (1838-1843), came to Texas from Alabama in 1844, surveyed extensive ... 5205 Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon Home 616 Walnut St., Columbus Originally a modest one-story cottage built about 1867 by Phocian Tate. Sold in 1887 to A. Senftenberg, merchant, who added second story and porches ... 977 The Colorado County Citizen 513 Spring St., Columbus Established 1857 by Ben, James, and Hicks Baker, the "Citizens" was named by the Rev. J. J. Scherer, minister-educator. Also published on several ... 984 The Columbus Tap Railway Travis St., W side between Crockett St. and Walnut St. (US 90) The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado--first railway built in Texas--in the 1850s mapped its route from Houston to Austin through Alleyton (3 mi. ... 2657 The Isgrig House 436 Smith Street. RTHL medallion reported missing Jun. 2017. Late Victorian house with art glass windows, shingled gables, ornate gingerbread trim. Large rooms have 12-foot ceilings. Built in 1898 of clear ... 3444 The Montgomery House Milam Street, E side between Jackson and Houston streets Typical post-Civil War, L-shape Empire cottage, with handmade brick foundation, native oak sills, pine floors. Siding, doors, window shutters are ... 4199 The Rangers of Austin's Colony Courthouse Square, Columbus By March 1822, Stephen F. Austin had attracted about 150 colonists to Texas. The pioneers faced many hardships, including concern for their protection ... 4596 The Rev. Jacob Scherer St. Paul Lutheran Church (February 7, 1785 - March 2, 1860) Born in North Carolina. Moved to Texas in 1851. As pastor here, is said to have founded the first English-speaking ... 5498 Toliver-Cone House Corner of DeWees & Milam James A. Toliver (1844-1911), native Texan, Civil War veteran, and local and political civic leader, is said to have built this house about 1870 ... 1325 Town of Eagle Lake Main and McCarty Sts., Eagle Lake Named for lake where in 1821 exploring party of Stephen F. Austin killed an eagle. In 1851 resident Gamaliel Good started a Houston-to-San Antonio ... 5743 Town of Weimar Weimar, in front of Post Office, U.S. 90 This land--once part of first Anglo-American colony in Texas--grew into a townsite in 1873 with coming of the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio ... 5542 Townsend-Koliba House 1124 Front St., Columbus Front portion built in mid-1800s. Owned until 1845 by Stephen Townsend, member of prominent family and veteran of Battle of San Jacinto. In 1837, ... 5543 Townsend-West House corner of Spring and Live Oak Eastlake style embellishments make this a Victorian jewel. It was built in 1890 by contractor Jacob Wirtz for Marcus H. and Annie (Burford) Townsend. ... 5561 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church from Wiemar, take FM 155 S. about 4 miles, to intersection with FM 2144. The Rev. G. Geiger organized this congregation on June 2, 1886, with a membership of six families. The church serves two communities, Content and ... 16383 Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery 2309 FM 1291 In 1857, community founder and German native, Capt. Wilhelm Frels, donated 3.9 acres at this site for the establishment of a Lutheran Church and ... 5564 Trinity Lutheran Church of Frelsburg 1 block W. of FM 109 intersection; on FM 1291 in Frelsburg. William Frels came to Texas from Germany in 1834 and joined other pioneers settling here. Frontier pastors such as the Rev. J. C. Ervendberg cared ... 15368 Tumlinson Family Colorado County Courthouse grounds, south side, facing Spring Street John (1776-1823) and Elizabeth Plemmons (1778-1829) Tumlinson were born in Lincoln County, North Carolina and lived in Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas ...

16907 Weimar Masonic Cemetery On Highway 90 W, .8 of a mile west from U S Post Office located at 100 E. Main On February 28, 1877, Masonic Lodge No. 423 of Weimar, which had been established two years before, purchased two acres for the creation of a lodge ... 17894 Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423 6 East Jackson Square The Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423 ancient free and accepted masons began in Weimar in 1874. The lodge took members of the community and made them ... 5742 Weimar Railroad Depot 109 E. Jackson Ave., Weimar (now used as public library) Weimar was founded in 1873 when T. W. Peirce, president of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, built a depot here on property of D. ... 1193 William B. DeWees Washington St., Columbus (Corner of Bowie & Washington) (1799-1878) Early Texas settler. Came here from Kentucky, 1822, when Texas was part of Mexico. Received a large land grant in 1824 as one of Stephen ... 12569 William Demetris Lacey 635 Houston St. Virginia native William Demetris Lacey (1808-1848) grew up in Kentucky and in 1831 settled in what is now Columbus. He established a tanyard and ... 3332 William Menefee Courthouse grounds, Columbus William L. Menefee, born ca. 1796 in Knox County, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812. He studied law and was admitted ... 1201 William Shelby Delaney on Bonham, at intersection with Travis (400 blk. of Bonham) (September 18, 1825 - December 16, 1900) Kentucky native William S. Delaney was a college professor before being admitted to the bar in 1852. He ...

5929 Youens-Hopkins House 617 Milam St., Columbus An 1860s frontier cottage of cypress and pine, with locally made bricks in foundations. At first owned by James Hodges; bought 1875 by James H. Simpson, ...

20084 Zeno Smith 310 E. Main St. 17493 Zimmerscheidt-Leyendecker Cemetery Columbus, 8 mi. N near FM 109 Frederick A. Zimmerscheidt and his wife, Margaret, immigrated from Budesheim, Germany, to the Mexican state of Soahuila y Texas in 1832 and settled ...