Region: Prairies and Lakes
This western Colorado County city was founded in 1873 on the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad and originally named Jackson Station. The name later changed to
Weimar because the land reminded many German settlers of their home in Germany.
This historic city is on land given to the original Stephen F. Austin Colony.
Incorporated in July 1875, it became an early cotton center. Today, the city is
still an agriculture production center as well as a modern business community.
It is home to the largest antique mall in the area, offering 4,800 square feet
of shopping seven days a week.
The Weimar Gedenke German Festival is celebrated on the Friday and Saturday
before Mother's Day. Gedenke is German for "remember." Call the Weimar Area
Chamber of Commerce for details.
St. Michael's Catholic Church, established in 1888, was destroyed by a storm
six months after completion; the present building with its conservative
Gothic-style interior was built in 1914. The school across the street is the
only two-story wood structure school still in use in Texas. The town library,
housed in the old train depot, is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A caboose,
adjacent to the depot, is used as the library office.