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Smith County Historical Society, Tyler, TX

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Smith County Historical Society

A free local history museum housed in the front rooms of a 1904 Carnegie Library building in Tyler.

125 South College Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702 · Tyler, TX

About Smith County Historical Society

The Smith County Historical Society runs a museum in the front rooms of a historic Carnegie Library building dating to 1904. Its permanent exhibit, 20th Century of Progress, covers Smith County's growth in the early 1900s, including farming, rose growing, and the discovery of oil. Temporary exhibits draw on the Society's collections and rotate over time. A past World War I exhibit marked the centennial of American entry into the war. The Society also maintains archives, which are available by appointment, and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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