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Train at Childress County Heritage Museum
Photographer: Kevin Stillman

Childress County Heritage Museum

Housed in old post office with a Spanish Colonial Architecture lobby. Museum was chartered in 1976, making the old post office, built in 1935, its home in 1981. The building was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991 by the Texas Historical Commission. The museum houses Childress Army Airfield exhibit, Indian artifacts, theater memorabilia, as well as school and period rooms. Open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., other times by appointment. 210 3rd St. NW. 940/937-2261.

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210 3rd St. NW
Childress, Texas
940/937-2261

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Open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., other times by appointment.

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Highest point between Houston and Dallas, a focal point of history for nearly 200 years. In 1797 Philip Nolan's trading expedition found peaceful Tehuacana Indians farming here. Fierce Cherokees destroyed farming tribe around 1830. Tehuacana Academy, organized 1852, provided incentive for founding of Trinity Univ., now located in San Antonio. Silvery-towered former administration building dominates the site. Once again classes are being held in the administration building under the fitting name of Trinity Institute. Homecoming is usually held in the spring.

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Region: Prairies and Lakes

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