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Buffalo Gap Historic Village (view source)
Revision as of 00:30, April 10, 2020
, 00:30, April 10, 2020→Overview
==Overview==
==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"/>
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==
==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/>
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/>