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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GH9_townsend-west-house_Columbus-TX.html
Eastlake style embellishments make this a Victorian jewel. It was built in 1890 by contractor Jacob Wirtz for Marcus H. and Annie (Burford) Townsend. A State Representative (1883-85) and Senator (1889-93), Townsend sponsored bill for state purchas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GH8_site-of-railway-hospital_Columbus-TX.html
Dr. Robert Henry Harrison (1826-1905), graduate of the Botanico Medical College, Cincinnati, and Alabama Medical College, moved to Columbus in the 1870s, while the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio (later Southern Pacific) railway was building C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGL_stage-lines-through-columbus_Columbus-TX.html
Nineteenth-century stagecoach operations in Texas were closely tied to mail delivery, and contracts with the U.S. Postal Service more often than not made the transportation of passengers and freight by stage economically feasible. As an early comm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGD_early-site-of-doctor-logues-drugstore_Columbus-TX.html
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 Medical College, Philadelphia. A partner of his for a time was Dr. John H. Bowers, physician (1836) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GFS_confederate-memorial-museum_Columbus-TX.html
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 owned by Shropshire-Upton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Recorded Texas Historic Lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GFC_old-stafford-opera-house_Columbus-TX.html
Built 1886 by R.E. Stafford, 1834-1890, millionaire cattleman. Stately interior (which seated 1,000) had gas-burning chandeliers and an elaborate hand-painted curtain. Architect was N.J. Clayton, who designed many opulent Texas buildings. Opening…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GF8_stafford-miller-house_Columbus-TX.html
Ornate Victorian house built for millionaire cattleman - banker Robert E. Stafford (1834-1890), one of organizers of Columbus Meat & Ice Co. Stafford built home and Opera House in same year, 1886. By design, he could sit in his bedroom and see Op…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GF6_1890-cornerstone-ceremony_Columbus-TX.html
The building of the Colorado County Courthouse began with a public celebration on July 7, 1890. About 3,000 people attended a barbecue in a grove north of town. They later marched to the Courthouse Square in a procession led by a local marching b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GF3_the-columbus-tap-railway_Columbus-TX.html
The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado—first railway built in Texas—in the 1850s mapped its route from Houston to Austin through Alleyton (3 mi. E), bypassing Columbus. To retain their town's supremacy in its trade area, Columbus citizen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GEI_benjamin-beasons-crossing_Columbus-TX.html
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