Details for The Colorado County Citizen
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5089000977
Data
| Marker Number | 977 |
| Atlas Number | 5089000977 |
| Marker Title | The Colorado County Citizen |
| Index Entry | Colorado County Citizen, The |
| Address | 513 Spring Street |
| City | Columbus |
| County | Colorado |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 737809 |
| UTM Northing | 3288721 |
| Subject Codes | newspapers |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 513 Spring St., Columbus |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Established 1857 by Ben, James, and Hicks Baker, the "Citizens" was named by the Rev. J. J. Scherer, minister-educator. Also published on several sites, by series of owners, as "Colorado Times" or "Colorado Citizens," this is only survivor among the several local 1800s papers. |