Jan 29, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Although the City of West Columbia’s Volunteer Fire Department has been around for going on 83 years, it’s difficult to believe our community relied on the assistance of neighboring towns for so long. It wasn’t until 1940...
Jan 22, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Newspaper publisher, inventor, surveyor, businessman, cattleman, schoolteacher and early Texas historical figure. Gail Borden Jr. checks all the boxes for accurate descriptions of his memorable life. Though his 72 years...
Jan 15, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Fear preceded panic when I suddenly found the soles of my feet no longer touching the sandy bottom of the Gulf. I was just a little kid in the early 1960s, splashing around in the surf at either Bryan or Surfside beaches near...
Jan 8, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Discussions of the “early days” of the history of the West Columbia and East Columbia area of Brazoria County far too often begin with the introduction of Anglo settlers first stepping foot on the fertile grounds between the...
Dec 30, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Secretary As children growing up in West Columbia, my cousin Steve Weems and I would often ride horses and mini-bikes in the big pasture of Phil Gupton’s that included cattle-grazing land adjoining the old oil fields outside...
Dec 28, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
The Daily Evergreen Photo by Cole QuinnWSU’s Cameron Ward of West Columbia (#1) completed 22 of 32 pass attempts in the December 17th Los Angeles Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Jerry Rice Award winner transferred from Incarnate Word. By Tracy...
