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The Weimar Golf Course offers members and guests, at a reasonable price, a golfing experience second to none in the area. The course is a pleasure to play for golfers of all skill levels. Ranked 17th of the best 9-hole courses in Texas.

The pro shop and maintenance staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and committed to helping all golfers have a pleasureable experience. Weimar’s golf club is a short, well-maintained course that features one lake and a good amount of trees. The course rating is 34.0 and it has a slope rating of 115 on Bermuda grass. It features 3,041 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. Weimar’s golf course opened in 1940.

The Weimar Golf Course can be reached at 979-725-8624 for more information. The course is located at 1481 US-90 in Weimar and open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. until sunset. They are closed onNational holidays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and Easter morning.

Weimar’s railroad heritage is evident with the library occupying the old depot and with the Southern Pacific caboose that proudly stands in front of the entrance.

The caboose was #1888 in the Southern Pacific line. It is constructed of steel and boasts a bay window. It was built in June 1972. In a bay window caboose, the crew monitoring the train sits in the middle of the car in a section of wall that projects from the side of the caboose. The bay window gained favor with many railroads because it eliminated the need for additional clearances in tunnels and overpasses.

Although no longer used today, caboosees were manned North American railroad cars coupled at the end of freight trains. Cabooses provided shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. They were phased out in the 1980s due to changes in requlations.

The caboose in Weimar is located at One Jackson Square. Players enjoy a round of golf at the Weimar Golf Course.

St. Michael the Archangle Catholic Church is located at 410 North Center Street and is a popular destination among those interested in history and architecture.

Established as a Mission in 1888, by Father Edward Brucklin, who became first resident priest in 1892. An earlier frame structure was replaced by this stately sanctuary in 1913, under direction of Father Joseph Szymanski (1873-1948), who served the congregation for 42 years. The imposing edifice was constructed of Elgin brick by Italian and Mexican craftsmen directed by contractors L. M. and J. C. Dielmann of San Antonio. The Gothic revival architectural style reflects the central European heritage of the Czechoslovakian and German settlers.

Visitors are also welcome to stay for Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Weimar. The worship times of all churches in the Weimar area can be found on page 37 for this publication.

The Weimar Public Library provides free services to residents living within the city and the surrounding counties, free of charge. The library has over 13,000 library items and other services including books, E-books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, six public com-

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puters, wi-fi wervices, notary services, and a public copy and fax machine.

The Weimar Public Library is located at One Jackson Square and online at weimarpubliclibrary.org. They can be reached by phone at 979-7256608 and via email at weimarpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

Located at 125 East Main Street, the Heritage Society Museum is open Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and group tours are available on other days. Call 979725-8203 or 979-725-8478 for more information.

Housed in the Old Hill Bank building, the Heritage Society Museum of Weimar focuses on exhibits tracing the city’s history, beginning with the original land grant from the Spanish government to Henry Austin in 1831. Surveying tools and personal effects of Weimar’s founder, D.W. Jackson, are displayed.

The Main Street area of the museum gives a fascinating glimpse of life into Weimar’s early days. Strolling down “the street,” visitors can view a doctor’s office with a full-size skeleton on a stand beside an old-fashioned examining table. In view is an amputation kit and a wooden leg belonging to Peg-Leg Strunk, an early area rancher.

A dentist office, department store, bank, blacksmith forge, a facsimile of the old Mercury newspaper printing shop, and a barber shop and beauty salon make up the museum’s Main Street.

The Military Room features uniforms and G.I. memorabilia from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf conflict. Among the most unusual items is a water-cooled machine gun from WWI and Nazi banners from WWII. There’s even a Civil War cannonball that was unearthed east of town. The Military Room’s exterior wall holds Weimar’s Veteran Roll, which lists area residents who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

The pharmacy exhibit is most impressive. An inlaid majolica tile soda fountain from the old Farmer’s Drug Store greets visitors to this section. One can easily imagine enjoying a long-ago Saturday afternoon with a cool fountain drink or scoop of ice cream. Pharmaceutical items, housed in original drug store cabinets and cases, include remedies and patent medicines such as Doctor Thatcher’s Liver and Blood Syrup and Grandma’s Household Remedies. Prohibition-era prescriptions for alcohol, written in 1924 for a man and his wife prompt comments about “medicinal uses” of spirits.

All photos by Lori Olivarez-Ligues.

Sources: www.weimartexas.net www.weimargolfcourse.com www.texasescapes.com www.hobbymeister.tripod.com /ttz/cabooselist2.html A rare sight in Texas, this Sothern Pacific caboose stands outside the entrance of the Weimar Public Library.