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This is a top-class museum featuring artifacts from pre-history to modern history and the legendary people of the region who have done a great deal to define the history and culture of Texas culture. We take you on a short tour highlighting features and stories that visitors will experience in greater depth with a guided tour in person. The museum is located in Vernon, Texas near US 287 about halfway between Fort Worth and Amarillo.
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It was an easy drive to the highest point in the state of Kansas. Once you arrive you will see an unbroken 360-degree panorama of ranch and farmland. As a matter of fact, the site is on a private working cattle ranch pasture. So let's go take a look and watch your step!
Mount Sunflower Visit
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I figure this museum had been on my bucket list to visit for 60 years until I accidentally discovered it was close to another destination to document a couple of WRCA Ranch Rodeos. Lucky me!
I met Don Sweet the owner, and he agreed to share his story and take us on a personal tour of the part of the museum containing artifacts connected to the infamous old-west outlaw called Billy The Kid. Let's go!
Billy The Kid Museum - Part 1
I continued to explore the rest of the museum on my own and found many wonderful artifacts, from the old west days to the rockabilly days.
Billy The Kid Museum - Part 2
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I enjoyed having enough free time to visit this wonderfully restored train depot while I was in town documenting the rodeo. The depot was built between 1909-1910 and served as the Texas headquarters of Artur Stilwell's Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railroads (KCM&O). Now the depot houses the Railway Museum of San Angelo. One of the docents was very kind to give us a tour, so let's go!
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The Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma is dedicated to the cowboys and cowgirls from Osage County who have won titles and awards for their achievements, particularly in rodeo competitions. Not only was Ben "Son" Johnson known for his rodeo days, as was his father Ben Johnson, but Son Johnson became famous as a movie actor, stuntman, and livestock wrangler. Cody Garnett owns the museum and he takes us on a tour!
