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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>  

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=Material no longer on-line}}</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=tstg/>​

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