The Old Columbus Water Tower: War Memorial Museum

The Old Columbus Water Tower

& County Courthouse

A fire in 1883 threatened downtown Columbus.  The City commissioned this Water Tower, located on the Courthouse Square with a space for a horse-drawn Firetruck.  Water was supplied to it by a pump on nearby Spring Street. 

The first water system in the City covered seven blocks and the increasing water usage led to shortages. In 1912 new Steel Water Tower was built and the water infrastructure in Columbus was expanded.

The empty Water Tower space became the War Memorial Museum.  It is filled with displays representing US Military History. 

George Washington

wears a Beret.

The Civil War:

Souvenir Medal & Pin

Photos of Soldiers

Green's Brigade Reunions

The Spanish-American War

Photos of Soldiers

Company A 1st Regiment Texas

Manila Captured August 13, 1898

World War II Uniforms

Army Cape worn with

a Dress Uniform

Sergent Inez Spaeth Townsend, WWII

103rd Air Forces Base Unit

The Vietnam War

Russian Rifle, Cap,

Photos of Soldiers,

Cup, Certificate

The Rainbow Division

Local History:

Texas Governor

  James "Big Jim" Hogg

The Water Tower

Built in 1883

The Old Stafford Opera House

Columbus, Texas

There's a lot of history on display in The Old Columbus Water Tower