Historical Marker

Columbus Oak

Columbus · Colorado County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5089000982

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Marker Inscription

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 Legged Willie").

About this site

Columbus Oak is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7061, -96.5393 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is District Court Tree (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 1890 Cornerstone Ceremony, William Menefee, and Early Site of Dr. Logue's Drugstore.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089000982. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Columbus Oak is a massive live oak in Columbus, estimated to be more than five hundred years old and long ranked among the largest oak trees in Texas. Growing near the Colorado River where members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred settled in 1821, the tree stands as a living witness to the area's early frontier history and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Sources: hmdb.org texasescapes.com tfsweb.tamu.edu

📍 29.7061, -96.5393 · Columbus, Colorado County

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