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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/>​

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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 also procured two other Taylor County structures, the Hill House and the Knight/Sayles Cabin. All are incorporated in the Buffalo Gap Village. Dr. Rae Lee Rode (1922-2011), and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, purchased Buffalo Gap 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalogap.com/bghistory.html|title=Buffalo Gap History|publisher=buffalogap.com|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​

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 also procured two other Taylor County structures, the Hill House and the Knight/Sayles Cabin. All are incorporated in the Buffalo Gap Village. Dr. Rae Lee Rode (1922-2011), and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, purchased Buffalo Gap 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalogap.com/bghistory.html|title=Buffalo Gap History|publisher=buffalogap.com|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​

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