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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 Landmark - 1966
Confederate Memorial Museum is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1966. 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 29.7055, -96.5404 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stafford Opera House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stafford-Miller House, The Rangers of Austin's Colony, and Colorado County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089001028. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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