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Buffalo Gap Historic Village, Buffalo Gap, TX

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Buffalo Gap Historic Village

A village of restored frontier-era buildings in Buffalo Gap, Texas, operated through the Taylor County History Center.

Buffalo Gap, TX

About Buffalo Gap Historic Village

The village is a museum complex of historic buildings near Abilene in West Texas, and some of its elements are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The History Center's site describes more than twenty carefully restored structures from the late 1800s and early 1900s, including a one-room schoolhouse, a frontier courthouse, blacksmith shops, and family homes. Furnished rooms and displayed tools show how residents cooked, worked, worshiped, and kept order. The center also runs rotating exhibits, Indigenous artifact displays, and photography archives, and it offers educational programs for families and school groups.

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