Coryell Museum and Historical Center, Historical museum in Gatesville, Texas
The Coryell Museum and Historical Center is a museum building in Gatesville, Texas, covering 24,450 square feet with about 50 exhibits on Coryell County history and western artifacts. Its core is the county's oldest structure, a double-walled log building from 1854 that once served as a jail.
The museum was built around the county's oldest structure, a double-walled log building from 1854 that once served as a jail. This structure has witnessed significant moments in the region's past.
The museum keeps a reconstructed early doctor's office and a blacksmith shop among its exhibits, plus a working vintage soda fountain where visitors can order a drink. Displays also cover the county's rural mail routes and one-room school days, showing tasks and routines of Coryell County residents.
The museum welcomes visitors at its location in downtown Gatesville and offers spacious gallery areas to explore at your own pace. Plan to spend enough time to view all 50 exhibits if you want a complete experience.
The Mitchell Spur Collection is billed as the largest assembly of spurs in the world, gathered by collector Mitchell and held at the museum. Among the rows of rowels and heel bands are pieces tied to named figures of the American West. Look for the display cases rather than the county-history rooms.
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