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Window on the Plains Museum, Dumas, TX

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Window on the Plains Museum

A Dumas, Texas museum focused on farming, ranching, industry, family life, and wildlife, with an attached research and archives center.

1820 S. Dumas Ave. Dumas, TX 79029 · Dumas, TX

About Window on the Plains Museum

Opened in 1976 as the Moore County Historical Museum, it first operated inside a hotel ballroom before moving to its permanent building in 2001 under its current name. Exhibits cover regional agriculture and ranching, local industry and business, family life, and wildlife. The museum also houses a research and archives center. It sits on the southwest corner of Dumas along Highway 87-287 and is open Monday through Saturday.

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