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    Texas Historic Museums: North Texas
    Texas Historic Museums: North Texas
    Texas Historic Museums: North Texas
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    Texas Historic Museums: North Texas

    By Trisha Faye

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    The North Texas edition of Texas Historical Museums includes over 130 listings of historical museums, heritage villages and historic homes in 30 north Texas counties.

    Counties included in this guide are: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Cottle, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise and Young.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrisha Faye
    Release dateMay 12, 2015
    ISBN9781310754746
    Texas Historic Museums: North Texas
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    Trisha writes from north Texas where she spends her spare time gardening and rescuing abandoned kittens.

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      Book preview

      Texas Historic Museums - Trisha Faye

      Texas Historical Museums: North Texas

      Compiled by Trisha Faye

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      Cover design by Lisa Olive

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      Introduction

      Archer County

      Baylor County

      Clay County

      Collin County

      Cooke County

      Cottle County

      Dallas County

      Denton County

      Ellis County

      Erath County

      Fannin County

      Foard County

      Grayson County

      Hardeman County

      Hood County

      Hunt County

      Jack County

      Johnson County

      Kaufman County

      Montague County

      Navarro County

      Palo Pinto County

      Parker County

      Rockwall County

      Somervell County

      Tarrant County

      Wichita County

      Wilbarger County

      Wise County

      Young County

      Introduction

      Museums, antiques, and historic houses … oh my!

      The North Texas edition of Texas Historical Museums lists over 130 historical sites to visit. The compiled list contains points of interest celebrating times past, ranging from museums featuring local history and historic homes to museums honoring a specific subject such as firefighters, railroads, air flight, and more.

      Several notable museums in the area are not included, because their interest is of an artistic nature, or the fields of science and nature. Our interest with this guide is for the locations that will take you back in time.

      This guide has been compiled from many various sources. Web sites have been confirmed and many were updated for this list, deleting old and obsolete web pages that didn’t exist any longer.

      Hours were listed, when available. However, I strongly advise that you call ahead of your visit, to confirm that the hours are still current. It seems that a great many of the locations have hours that vary during our extreme temperatures of Texas summers and winters.

      If you find something that is incorrect or needs update, please email me at texastrishafaye@yahoo.com. I will make the corrections on an update version, and get you a copy of the updated guide.

      Enjoy your visit back in time!

      Trisha Faye

      www.trishafaye.com

      Archer County

      Archer County Museum & Jail

      203 E. Plum, Archer City TX

      940-232-4028

      Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday: 1 pm – 5 pm

      http://www.archercity.org/VisitorInformation/attractions.html

      In 1909, Archer County had outgrown its original jail, a 20 x 20 foot square building. Construction on this larger facility was completed in September 1910. The sandstone structure was designed with living quarters for the Sheriff and his family on the ground floor. The 2nd and 3rd floors contained cells as well as a hanging gallow, which was never used. The first prisoner held in this jail was arrested for stealing a horse. More than 8,000 prisoners were jailed here until the county opened a new facility in 1974. The old jail now houses a museum of old Archer County items.

      Baylor County

      Baylor County Museum

      116 North Washington Street, Seymour

      940-889-6780

      Monday-Friday: 11 am-5:30 pm

      http://www.facebook.com/baylorcountymuseum

      The museum is home to many collections, from prehistoric to the present, representing Seymour, Texas and Baylor County’s History.

      Clay County

      Clay County 1890 Jail Museum-Heritage Center

      116 North Graham, Henrietta 76365

      Thursday & Friday: 10 am – 2 pm

      Saturday 1 pm – 4 pm

      Special private tours can be arranged by calling 940-631-9506

      http://www.claycountyjailmuseum.com/

      See the new ‘Barn’ with many old farm implements, many of them horse-drawn.

      The 1890 jail is one of the few jails built with internal gallows. Stop by and see the Sheriff’s residence, along with many specialized displays like the ‘Greatest Generation’ collection.

      Collin County

      Allen Heritage Center

      100 East Main Street, Allen

      SE Corner of Main and Railroad Tracks

      972-727-2772 or 972-727-8985

      2nd and 4th Saturdays: 10 am – 2 pm

      http://allenheritage.org/home.html

      The Heritage Village has two churches – St. Mary’s Church and the First Christian Church – along with one bungalow, The Bolin House, with more structures planned.

      Located just north of downtown Allen in the Allen Heritage Village, St. Mary Church was built in 1887 and has withstood the test of time. The church was organized as an African-American Baptist congregation. It served continually as a house of worship until March 2001 and also served as a school until 1932. Through it all, the church has retained its unique historical character and charm.

      The congregation of First Christian Church built this Prairie style structure in 1918 to replace its original rectangular building and brush arbor.

      The Bolin House was built about 1920. It is a one-story

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