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'''Buffalo Gap Historic Village''' is a large [[museum]] in Taylor County, [[Texas]], which consists of fifteen outdoor structures and artifacts that reach back to the late 19th century and the early 20th century. It is located in the small town of Buffalo Gap south of [[Abilene]].
==Overview==
The museum focuses particularly upon the years 1883, 1905, and 1925. The village is centered on the original Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail from 1879. Several entire buildings have been moved to the village from other parts of the state for display, including an early [[Texaco]] [[gasoline]] station.<ref name=tstg>Texas Department of Transportation, ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 113.</ref> The Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail building is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris"/>
==Exhibits==
Other buildings include pioneer log cabins, a medical display, a barbershop, [[railroad]] depot with a working [[telegraph]] system, blacksmith shop, two-room [[school]], bank, [[post office]], and air-conditioned [[chapel]]. Additionally, there is a large collection of firearms and Indian exhibits. The gift shop has an assortment of books and Texas gifts. A short [[video]] on the [[history]] of the region is presented in the visitors center. Picnicking facilities and playground equipment are available.<ref name=tstg/>
The village originated as a historic site in 1956. Three years later, Ernest Walter Wilson, Sr. (1891-1970), an [[attorney]], l [[historian]], rancher and [[clergy]]man, purchased the courthouse building and established a small museum of Indian and Western artifacts. Wilson, who spent his last years at Buffalo Gap,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32335355/ernest-walter-wilson|title=Ernest Walter Wilson, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> Wilson, who N also procured two other Taylor County structures, the Hill House and the Knight/Sayles Cabin. All are incorporated in the Buffalo Gap Village.
Rae Lee Rode, [[M.D.]] (1922-2011), and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, was purchased in 1977. The Rodes expanded the site by acquiring more regional historic structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64382707/rae-lee-rode|title=Dr. Rae Lee Rode|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> When Rode retired from medicine, he offered the village for sale. Through the efforts of the Taylor County Historical Foundation, the village was maintained intact and acquired by the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation. It is operated as a [[non-profit organization|non-profit]] educational facility. The village charges a small admission fee.<ref name=gap>http://www.buffalogap.com/bghistory.html</ref>
==Interpretaive theme==
Since 1999, the McWhiney Foundation has developed an interpretive theme for the site. Visitors can learn the history of the last half century of the Texas frontier between 1875 and 1925. They can obtain an understanding of the forces, such as the [[automobile]], that brought change to the region. The village offers special events and lectures. A short book, ''The Texas You Expect: The Story of Buffalo Gap Historic Village'', is now in publication.
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Buffalo Gap Village offers the public access to the Chautauqua Learning Series. These are monthly lectures based on the Chautauqua movement which spread throughout the [[rural]] United States at the turn of the 20th century. Speakers on the circuit included comedian and folklorist Charles Ross Taggart (1871-1953) and [[William Jennings Bryan]], three-time [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. president|presidential]] nominee in 1896, 1900, and 1908. A sample lecture is entitled "Victorian Underpinnings: Why Did They Wear That?" about heavy women's clothing in the 19th century.<ref>http://www.buffalogap.com/chautauqua/victorian.html</ref>
Buffalo Gap also hosts [[music]]al events such as its annual [[Bluegrass]] Festival.
The community is four miles northeast of Lake Abilene and the Abilene State Park. Less than ten miles away is the state-of-the art Frontier Texas! museum in downtown Abilene, which features narration by the former ''Gunsmoke'' western star [[Buck Taylor]]. Lake Kirby within Abilene offers [[fishing]] and picnicking.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
*[http://www.buffalogap.com/ Buffalo Gap Historic Village] - official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buffalo Gap Historic Village}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Museums]]
[[Category:History]]
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'''Buffalo Gap Historic Village''' is a large [[museum]] in Taylor County, [[Texas]], which consists of fifteen outdoor structures and artifacts that reach back to the late 19th century and the early 20th century. It is located in the small town of Buffalo Gap south of [[Abilene]].
==Overview==
The museum focuses particularly upon the years 1883, 1905, and 1925. The village is centered on the original Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail from 1879. Several entire buildings have been moved to the village from other parts of the state for display, including an early [[Texaco]] [[gasoline]] station.<ref name=tstg>Texas Department of Transportation, ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 113.</ref> The Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail building is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris"/>
==Exhibits==
Other buildings include pioneer log cabins, a medical display, a barbershop, [[railroad]] depot with a working [[telegraph]] system, blacksmith shop, two-room [[school]], bank, [[post office]], and air-conditioned [[chapel]]. Additionally, there is a large collection of firearms and Indian exhibits. The gift shop has an assortment of books and Texas gifts. A short [[video]] on the [[history]] of the region is presented in the visitors center. Picnicking facilities and playground equipment are available.<ref name=tstg/>
The village originated as a historic site in 1956. Three years later, Ernest Walter Wilson, Sr. (1891-1970), an [[attorney]], l [[historian]], rancher and [[clergy]]man, purchased the courthouse building and established a small museum of Indian and Western artifacts. Wilson, who spent his last years at Buffalo Gap,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32335355/ernest-walter-wilson|title=Ernest Walter Wilson, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> Wilson, who N also procured two other Taylor County structures, the Hill House and the Knight/Sayles Cabin. All are incorporated in the Buffalo Gap Village.
Rae Lee Rode, [[M.D.]] (1922-2011), and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, was purchased in 1977. The Rodes expanded the site by acquiring more regional historic structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64382707/rae-lee-rode|title=Dr. Rae Lee Rode|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> When Rode retired from medicine, he offered the village for sale. Through the efforts of the Taylor County Historical Foundation, the village was maintained intact and acquired by the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation. It is operated as a [[non-profit organization|non-profit]] educational facility. The village charges a small admission fee.<ref name=gap>http://www.buffalogap.com/bghistory.html</ref>
==Interpretaive theme==
Since 1999, the McWhiney Foundation has developed an interpretive theme for the site. Visitors can learn the history of the last half century of the Texas frontier between 1875 and 1925. They can obtain an understanding of the forces, such as the [[automobile]], that brought change to the region. The village offers special events and lectures. A short book, ''The Texas You Expect: The Story of Buffalo Gap Historic Village'', is now in publication.
<ref name=gap/>
Buffalo Gap Village offers the public access to the Chautauqua Learning Series. These are monthly lectures based on the Chautauqua movement which spread throughout the [[rural]] United States at the turn of the 20th century. Speakers on the circuit included comedian and folklorist Charles Ross Taggart (1871-1953) and [[William Jennings Bryan]], three-time [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. president|presidential]] nominee in 1896, 1900, and 1908. A sample lecture is entitled "Victorian Underpinnings: Why Did They Wear That?" about heavy women's clothing in the 19th century.<ref>http://www.buffalogap.com/chautauqua/victorian.html</ref>
Buffalo Gap also hosts [[music]]al events such as its annual [[Bluegrass]] Festival.
The community is four miles northeast of Lake Abilene and the Abilene State Park. Less than ten miles away is the state-of-the art Frontier Texas! museum in downtown Abilene, which features narration by the former ''Gunsmoke'' western star [[Buck Taylor]]. Lake Kirby within Abilene offers [[fishing]] and picnicking.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
*[http://www.buffalogap.com/ Buffalo Gap Historic Village] - official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buffalo Gap Historic Village}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Museums]]
[[Category:History]]