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WEIMAR, TEXAS
Suggested slogan:
Weimar? Weinot! ©
Colorado County, Central Texas S
North of I-10
15 miles W of Columbus
7 miles E of Schulenburg
FM 155, 16 miles S of La Grange
Population 2,200
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Weimar Depot and Train - early 1900s
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Bird's-eye
view of Weimar, 1912
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Although situated
in Colorado County, this is a technicality that Weimaraners shrug
off. They feel a closer kinship with Schulenburg
than Columbus, and
they know they're always welcome in Fayette County as long as they
behave themselves.
A "Railroad"
town, Weimar was originally named Jackson Station. Their railroad
heritage is evident with the library occupying the old Depot and
the library offices installed in an old Caboose. Sausage making
and meat consumption occupy many residents, although they still
have enough activities to fill a weekly newspaper, The Weimar
Mercury.
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Public
School, Weimar Texas, early 1900s
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Breakfast, or
at least coffee is an important ritual in Weimar and the menfolk
occupy Bennie's Café while the womenfolk are self segregated down
the block at Letica's Mexican restaurant. Leticias has a timeless
(1940s) ambiance and some wonderful breakfast tacos. Post Office
Street serves as the "main drag" and can be quite active mornings.
The Post Office, however, can be found on Main Street, one block
over.
The Weimar
Heritage Museum which also contains a pharmaceutical museum,
is open Wednesdays 2 pm to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm.
The buildings
are mostly brick and contain antique and gift shops,
as well as stores vital to the town's everyday life. The most recent
addition to Post Office Street is a saloon in the reclaimed
theater.
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Nearby Destinations:
Weimar is a pleasant break from the Interstate, and offers a pleasant
winding drive north to LaGrange,
a mere 16 miles away. Schulenburg
is a few miles west on US 90. Or go west 3 miles to Dubina
on FM1383 to see the "painted church" and "Piano Bridge".
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The
water tower in Weimar
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Weimar Personalities
Etta
Moten Barnett
November 5th, 1901 - January - 2004
"Life does not owe me one thing."
While her birth in Weimar, Texas may have just been chance, it's
her accomplishments after she left Weimar that deserve a closer
look. When she died last year of cancer (in Chicago) at the age
of 102, Etta Moten Barnett had had a rich and full life.. She is
now remembered as an actress, singer, and philanthropist ... more
The
Weimar Goatherd
or J. Alfred Prufrock in Texas
Weimar's
mail carrier in the 1930s
(From Mike Cox's "Texas Tales")
A pet deer named Billy
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