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Market House Museum, Goliad, TX

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Market House Museum

A small Goliad museum housed in an 1871 meat market, showing regional history from farming and ranching to Texas Revolution and world war relics.

205 S. Market Street, Goliad, TX 77963 · Goliad, TX

About Market House Museum

The museum occupies a building that began as an 1871 meat market in Goliad. Its exhibits cover local farming and ranching, along with the work of area doctors, lawyers, dentists, and firefighters. Visitors can see early Texas artifacts, including Native American items and tools, plus military objects tied to the Texas Revolution and to the First and Second World Wars. Displays of daily life in the 1900s include clothing, school materials, children's toys, photographs, and furniture. The museum also keeps photo archives and genealogical information that can be requested.

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