Buffalo Gap Historic Village

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Buffalo Gap Historic Village
A Walk Back To The Past
Box 818, Buffalo Gap, TX 79508
325-572-3365
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The village from start to now...

• Originated in 1956, as a historical site owned
  by Ernest Walter Wilson
• Contained only one buildingthe courthouse
• In 1977, Dr. R. Lee Rode took ownership of the
  village
• The village had 3 buildings by now
• Dr. Rode continued to purchase buildings and
  move them to the
• village
• The village was acquired in 1999 by the Grady
  McWhiney Research
• Foundation
• The village currently contains over a dozen
  original structures from
• dating from 1875 to 1925, along with
  thousands of artifacts

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What makes the village unique?

• Walk the village at your own pace
• The village is set up in 3 time periods 1880,
  1905, 1925
• Enjoy the nice sunny days in Texas as you walk
  from
• building to building.
• Summer weekends are filled with living history
  events. Meet
• interpreters in first person from the time
  period for that weekend.
• Who loves baseball? The village sponsors a
  pre-1898 baseball team.

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So what buildings are avalible for tour?
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The Nazerene Church

• Built in 1906 and moved to the Village in 1977
  by Dr. Rode
• The original congregation was formed in 1898 as
  part of the Holiness Movement that swept the
  South at the end of the century, and was home to
  the ministry of Mary Lee Cagle.
• It is one of the first Nazarene Churches in
  Texas.
• Locally known as the Sweet Church
• Honey bees have taken up home within the church
  and have not been able to be removed
• Still used for weddings private services

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The Buffalo Gap Mercantile / Texas History Store

• Started out as a baggage depot for the Texas
  Pacific Railroad at Clyde in 1910.
• The building is now the home of the Texas
  History Store.
• The store contains a selection of Texas history
  replicas for sale
• The store also has many History books for sale,
  including books from the McWhiney Foundation
  Press.

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The Old Ovalo Store

• Built in the 1980s
• Was a general store located in Ovalo, Texas
• Now the building is part of the Texas History
  Store at the Village

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First Taylor County Courthouse Jail

• Constructed during 1879 and 1880.
• Served Taylor County until the seat was moved in
  1883 to Abilene, Texas.
• The Courthouse is currently the home of Indian
  Artifacts Gun Collection.

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Marshall Tom Hill House

• Built in 1881
• Home of the first Abilene Marshall
• It is the only remaining structure of box
  construction left in Taylor County
• Contains unique period furniture

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The Knight/Sayles Cabin

• Built in 1875, out of native cedar wood, by J.M.
  Knight
• 6 out of Knights 13 children were raised in
  this 1 room cabin
• Originally located 6 miles west

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Doctor's Office

• This building was a residential home built on
  this site during World War II.
• It currently houses displays on medical and
  dental equipment from the early part of the 20th
  century.

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Those are just a few of the buildings that are
available for tour while at Buffalo Gap Historic
Village!
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Tours are not all we offer... events are held
during the year!
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Visit the Buffalo Gap Historic Village for a
walk in the past!
Admission 5 Adults, 4 Seniors, Military,
2 Students Free - Children under 5