Confederate Memorial Museum

Historical marker location:

400 Spring St., Columbus, Texas

( Milam & Spring Sts., Columbus)

Marker installed: 1966

Museum. 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 (RTHL) - 1966.

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