Columbus

COLORADO COUNTY, TEXAS

Emil Joseph Burger's Barber Shop, ca early 1920s

Emil Joseph Burger is the heavy gentleman in the center back. The bar and mirror in the back is now in the Stafford building. The bar was built by a Mr. Matzske, probably Edward.

Contributed by Dianna Burger May

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Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Official City of Columbus, Texas

Columbus, Texas at TexasEscapes.com
includes views of the Colorado County Courthouse, Stafford Opera House, and the water tower that became a museum.

Columbus in the Colorado County Sesquicentennial Commemorative Book

A Columbus History

The Nesbitt Memorial Library

Columbus Church Records Online at the Nesbitt Memorial Library Site

Nesbitt Library Photo Collection
1884 images of Columbus, the courthouse through the years, the court oak, etc.

It Was in the News
Miscellaneous items from area newspapers

Columbus Schools

Columbus Lions Club

Lonnie Coleman

1909 Storm

Online Archives of The Colorado County Citizen, 1857-1980
courtesy of the Nesbitt Memorial Library

The Colorado County Citizen
Recent issues

Articles at the Handbook of Texas Online

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