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 1st Flag of The Republic of Texas |  Image of the Original Building |
 3rd Flag of The Republic of Texas |  Image of the Present Building |
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Donna Ruth (Chesney) Loggins Family Photo Page
Patricia (Harper) Patterson Family Photo Page
Tissie (Chesney) Schwebel Personal Photo Page
Below are Three Photos taken December 2007 of the Old Cistern at the First Capital Site.
(Site of New Memorial Park in West Columbia, Texas)
Have a NEW CVS building at Hwy 35 Business & Hwy 36
(old Granny's Resturant corner)
New Walgreens.
(Downtown whole Block {less above Memorial park} where old Western Auto to S S Weems Store)
New Jack in the Box
(Old Phillips Service Station corner Hwy 35 Buiness & Hwy 36)
Also Coming is a NEW WIDER HWY 36 (North & South)
Tissie (Chesney) Schwebel (Sponsor of this Site)
Contact Tissie by email at Tissie@quikheal.com
For information on this site, and to have your Pictures installed on the site.
High School ClassMates (Self Created Database of Information by/of ClassMates)
* Feel Free to Input YOUR Information & Photos into the Database.
Columbia-Brazoria School System Today ( Great Views of the School and their Information )
The Brazoria Heritage Foundation ( Something to see )
City of West Columbia, Texas (City of West Columbia, Texas Web Site )
Brazoria County News (Local City News Paper )
News and Information ( Topix Site for West Columbia, Texas)
City Data Site (City Data Site of West Columbia, Texas )
Wikipedia ( The Free Encyclopedia of West Columbia, Texas Information )
Home Town Locator ( General Information Etc. )
Road Side America ( Hotel, Motels & Other Information for West Columbia, Texas )
West Columbia Community Profile (Community Profile & General Information on West Columbia, Texas )
Brazoria County (Brazoria County Texas Web Site )
The Brazoria County Historical Museum (Located in Angleton, Texas )
The Bulletin ( Angleton Local News Paper )
The Brazosport Facts ( News Paper Serving Brazoria County )
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Los Adaes | 1721 | Colonial capital; now part of Louisiana |
| San Antonio de Bexar | 1772 | Colonial capital; now San Antonio | |
| Saltillo | 1824 | Coahuila y Tejas capitals | |
| Monclova | 1833 | ||
| Washington | 1836 | Republic of Texas capital; now Washington-on-the-Brazos | |
| Galveston | 1836 | Temporary Republic of Texas capitals | |
| Harrisburg | 1836 | ||
| Velasco | 1836 | ||
| Columbia | 1836 | ||
| Houston | 1837 | Republic of Texas capital | |
| Austin | 1839 | Republic of Texas capital; named Waterloo until 1839 | |
| 1845 | State capital |
Before joining the United States in 1845, West Columbia (Known as Columbia) was the first Capitol of the country of Texas. Six cities served as its capital:
The Proclamation of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, in 1836 and all participants immediately departed to the four winds. Columbia was the very first site of the organized body which comprised of a president, a Secretary of state and all of the legislative functions attendant to forming and being a government.
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