When the Daisy Bradford #3 blew there was a flood of workers causing the school district to burgeon in seven years from 79 to 1,832 students, making it the largest rural school in the world. What began as a school exhibition has grown to a full-fledged museum with more than 3,000 artifacts portraying the boom days through the eyes of a child; housed in a 1940s roadside cafe adjacent to an oil-field tent-house and a 1930s Dixie Service Station. Open Fri-Sat 9am-4:30pm. Donations are excepted.
Location:
6558 Texas 64, Henderson Texas
Other History nearby:
(Karnack) Birthplace Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson
(Tyler) Camp Ford
(Tyler) Carnegie History Center
(Grand Saline) Depot Library/Civic Center
(Henderson) East Discovery Well
(Kilgore) East Texas Oil Museum
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04/20 Coming to The Henderson area
Texas Shakespeare Festival Kilgore TX June27-July28 The Texas Shakespeare Festival employs high caliber actors, designers, and directors from throughout the nation.
Hope Watermelon Festival Hope AR August9-11 Watermelon Olympics, melon judging and auction, watermelon eating contest, seed spitting contest, melon toss, antique engine show, entertainment and SW Arkansas' largest arts and crafts show.
Dallas Greek Food Festival Dallas TX September27-29 The Greek Food Festival supports Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church's
ministries, community outreach, and youth programs.
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