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Colorado County, Texas
Historical Markers in Weimar, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 11 Texas historical markers in Weimar, in Colorado County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Texas Music, Cowboys & Cattle, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2018.
Start with these Weimar stories
- Old Osageplaced 1965
Site of 1820 trading post of Jesse Burnam. His ferry on the Colorado River helped Gen. Sam Houston reach San Jacinto, 1836.
- Etta Moten Barnettplaced 2018
Weimar native Etta Moten (1901-2004) was one of the most acclaimed African American women of the twentieth century.
- Holman-Seifert Homesteadplaced 1976
John T. Holman (1818-1900), who came from Virginia to Texas in 1837, built this house about 1875.
- John Pettit Bordenplaced 1969
(December 30, 1812 - November 12, 1890) Born in New York. Moved to Texas 1829. Settled in Stephen F. Austin's second colony in 1832.
- Osage Community Cemeteryplaced 2017
Osage first began as a community of new settlers, many from Tennessee and Mississippi, on the Blackland Prairie near spring-fed Harvey's Creek.
- Saint Michael's Catholic Churchplaced 1975
Established as a Mission in 1888, by Father Edward Brucklin, who became first resident priest in 1892.
All 11 historical markers in Weimar
Historical markers near Weimar
- Oakland5 stories · 8 mi
- Schulenburg20 stories · 9 mi
- Columbus83 stories · 14 mi
- La Grange38 stories · 15 mi
- Fayetteville24 stories · 16 mi
- Frelsburg5 stories · 18 mi
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