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RECHARGE • RELAX • RELOCATE COLUMBUS AND GREATER COLORADO COUNTY AREA WELCOME, NEIGHBOR! INSIDE • Area Schools • Entertainment & Lifestyle • Health & Fitness • Historic Neighborhoods TAKE OFF YOUR BOOTS, KICK UP YOUR HEELS AND STAY AWHILE! A SPORTING CLUB LIKE NO OTHER! Conveniently located between Houston and Austin lies Big Easy Ranch, a premier destination for hunting and sporting enthusiasts. 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(979) 733-0999 [email protected] livingtexasrealestate.com Lea Ann Laney Moore Devan Dorsett Travis Busselman Dorsett Dye Realtor Realtor Realtor Broker/Owner Associate Associate Associate WELCOME TO COLORADO COUNTY! his magazine is your guide to exploring Colorado County, the county seat of Columbus, and the T surrounding areas. Learn where to shop, sip, dine, worship and even where to live, should you love it so much you decide to relocate! From historic attractions to natural excursions along the Colorado River, to designer boutiques and frozen treats, and one of the state’s last family-owned western outfitters, Columbus has everything for days of fun and adventure for the whole family. Kick up your boots and stay awhile in Columbus! About Colorado County ........................................... 6 Place to See ................................................................ 16 Wine Country .............................................................. 20 Curated Experiences .............................................. 22 Important Numbers ................................................ 27 Dining ............................................................................. 28 Things to Do ................................................................ 32 Eagle Lake .................................................................... 34 Weimar .......................................................................... 37 Business Directory ................................................... 38 © 2020 Colorado County Citizen and Columbus Publishing Company, Columbus, Texas. This guide was produced by The Colorado County Citizen in cooperation with the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. No portion of this guide may be reproduced without the express written consent of the Colorado County Citizen and Columbus Publishing Company. Photos by Colorado County Citizen, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Becky Marsalia, Waldo’s Camp, Whistling Duck, Maria’s Restaurant, Blake Street, Schobels, Weimar Area Chamber of Commerce, Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, and others. 4 Visitor’s Guide 2020 Visitor’s Guide 2020 5 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT rom the springtime Magnolia Days Festival, the Friday Night Lights that F shine brightly at our three high school stadiums during football season in the fall, to the wildly popular Ladies Night Out at Christmastime, there is always something happening in Colorado County. With our great food, great history, and great times, we represent the best the great State of Texas has to offer. HISTORY the Mexican army camped about two Colorado County was named for the miles west of the river; the armies Colorado River, which runs through remained for seven or eight days. it. The county was formed in 1836, Other Mexican troops under Antonio and the City of Columbus, the county López de Santa Anna arrived on seat, may have been planned and March 25, 1836, and Houston ordered named as early as 1823. a further retreat. During the Runaway Columbus is one of the oldest Scrape hundreds of persons crossed settlements in central Texas, and was the river at Benjamin Beeson’s ford. established by Stephen F. Austin and Colorado County, one of the original his “Old 300.” counties of the Republic of Texas, Perhaps the most notable early was formed in 1836 and organized resident was Benjamin Beeson, who in 1837. The first district court was was granted a league of land south of held by Robert M. Williamson in present Columbus in 1824. Beeson’s April 1837 in Columbus. A German large home near the river became a stopping point for travelers, and soon acquired the name Beeson’s Crossing. The site is now home to Beason’s Park, which sits at the bank of the Colorado River. When Sam Houston’s army retreated from Gonzales after the battle of the Alamo, it camped on the East bank of the Colorado River in Waldo’s Camp, Columbus Colorado County, and Courtesy | Waldo’s Camp 6 Visitor’s Guide 2020 Visitor’s Guide 2020 7 Colorado County settlement grew up around the community of of Texas. By 1873, the City of Weimar had been Courthouse, Columbus Frelsburg around 1839, and the first German formed, like many other towns, in anticipation of university in the state, Hermann University, the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio rail was chartered there in 1844. Two other towns, line. Weimar was named for Weimar, Germany, Eagle Lake and Alleyton, formed on the line and D.W. Jackson donated half of the land for the of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado town’s creation. Railway, which had begun building into Colorado County in 1859. Alleyton was at one time an LOCALE AND GEOGRAPHY important cotton shipping point. The county’s Colorado County is crossed by Interstate first newspaper, the Colorado Citizen, began Highway 10, U.S. Highways 90 and 90A, and publication in 1857 in Columbus. The newspaper State Highway 71, as well as by the Union Pacific is still in publication today, now known as The railroad. The county includes 964 square miles Ladies Night Out, Colorado County Citizen, and is among the of level to rolling land with elevations that range Columbus oldest surviving news publications in the State from 150 to 425 feet above sea level. The average minimum temperature here in January is 41° F, and the average maximum in July is 98°. The growing season lasts 280 days, and from 11 to 20 percent of the land is considered prime farmland. In the northwest portion of Colorado County, in the Blackland Prairie area, the land supports elm, oak, pecan, and mesquite trees along streams. The remainder is a post oak savanna, where post oak, blackjack oak, and elm grow, with walnuts and pecans along streams. Historians say this area has been the site of human habitation for approximately 12,000 years. Archaic Age hunters and gatherers lived on deer, bison, roots, and nuts right here in Colorado County. The Coco branch of the Karankawa tribe hunted through the area, and Tonkawa Indians ranged up into the area from the south. 8 Visitor’s Guide 2020 TEXAS IRRIGATION & Installation, Sales PIPE LLC & Service FREE ESTIMATES ON NEW SYSTEMS • LANDSCAPE • TRENCHING Columbus Physical Therapy LIGHTING • PVC PIPE • CUSTOM Columbus Physical Therapy has been providing physical • CERTIFIED DESIGNED LAWN therapy services to Colorado, Austin and surrounding counties BACKFLOW for over 30 years! 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