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Whitehead Memorial Museum (view source)
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==Overview==
==Overview==
In 1962 the Whiteheads, a Del Rio ranching family, purchased the former Perry Mercantile building and donated it to the city and county for a museum. The San Felipe [[irrigation]] canal flows through the back of the property occupied by the museum.<ref name=wm>{{cite web|url=http://www.whiteheadmuseum.org/default.htm|title=Whitehead Memorial Museum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas|publisher=whiteheadmuseum.org|accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref>
In 1962 the Whiteheads, a Del Rio ranching family, purchased the former Perry Mercantile building and donated it to the city and county for a museum. The San Felipe [[irrigation]] canal flows through the back of the property occupied by the museum.<ref name=wm>{{cite web|url=http://www.whiteheadmuseum.org/default.htm|title=Whitehead Memorial Museum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas|publisher=whiteheadmuseum.org|accessdate=July 15, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Located at 1308 South Main Street, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 1-5 p.m.<ref>Texas Department of Transportation, “2008 State Travel Guide,'' pp. 16-17.</ref>
Located at 1308 South Main Street, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 1-5 p.m.<ref>Texas Department of Transportation, “2008 State Travel Guide,'' pp. 16-17.</ref>