Texas Highways, Volume 70, Number 2, February 2023 Page: 28
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Columbus celebrates 200 years of small
town charm among the live oaks
By Stacey SwannSettlers established Columbus 200 years ago, which makes it
Texas' oldest surveyed and platted Anglo-American town. Set
on a bend of the Colorado River where there was once a
Native American village, Columbus has been a center of activ-
ity since its early days. Colonists among Stephen F. Austin's original "Old
Three Hundred" established an inn, a mill, and a ferry crossing in 1823,
when the town was also a seat of colonial government. These days,
Columbus is located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway
71-a midway point for drivers between Houston and Austin or Houston
and San Antonio. Many who stop to stretch their legs find Columbus to be
a destination in itself. Adorned with historical architecture and ancient
live oaks, the town harbors local shops on the Colorado County Court-
house square. Columbus also makes a comfy home base for a weekend of
antiquing in nearby Round Top and touring the ornate Painted Churches
of Texas, built by Czech and German immigrants in the late 1800s.28 texashighways.comT
Photo: Tiffany Hofeldt
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