Historical Marker
Old Water Tower
Marker installed: 1966
Confederate Memorial 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 Confderacy.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1966.