Whitehead Memorial Museum

"Whitehead Museum" redirects here. For Whitehead Railway Museum, see Railway Preservation Society of Ireland.
Settlers cabin
Interior
Exhibit of an early stove
Replica of The Jersey Lilly

The Whitehead Memorial Museum is a western museum located at located at 1308 South Main Street,[1] in Del Rio, Texas. It boasts a replica of "The Jersey Lilly" saloon, and the gravesites of Judge Roy Bean and his son Sam,[2][3] the latter of whom "was killed there in a street fight".[2] The two-and-a-half acre property was donated to the city and county for by the Del Rio ranching family in 1962.[4]

References

  1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, 2008 State Travel Guide, pp., 16-17
  2. ^ a b MacCormack, John (January 20, 2018). "Judge Roy Bean left a dubious legacy in San Antonio". San Antonio Express-News.
  3. ^ "Whitehead Memorial Museum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas, Jersey Lil". Whiteheadmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Whitehead Memorial Meum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas". whiteheadmuseum.org. Retrieved July 15, 2009.

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