Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park

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Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park
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Exterior of the Hopkins County Museum
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Location within Texas
Location Sulphur Springs, Texas
Coordinates 33°08′33″N95°35′43″W / 33.14237°N 95.595324°W / 33.14237; -95.595324
Type Local history museum
Website www.hopkinscountymuseum.org

The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park is a local history museum documenting Hopkins County, Texas, located in Sulphur Springs, the county seat. [1] [2] [3] It is operated by the Hopkins County Historical Society. [4] [5]

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The Hopkins County Museum is located in the George H. Wilson house, which was built in 1910. [6] The house itself is noted for its unique architectural features, including carved columns, a roof made of pressed tin, double-bricked walls, and a Regency-style domed ceiling. [7] [8] All of the building's ceilings are original except one that is from a former local opera house. [5] Its collections include Caddo artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, a doll collection, folk art, Paleolithic fossils, and period women's clothing. [6] [8] [9] The museum also displays a crystal chandelier from Maximilian I's palace in Mexico City. Items that it exhibits have been donated by families living in Hopkins County. [5]

The Heritage Park consists of 11 acres (4.5 ha) of historic houses and other buildings that have been moved to the site. [1] [3] [6] In 2013, there were a total of 11 historic buildings in the Heritage Park, [7] most of which date to the 19th century and have been restored. [10] They include a working blacksmith shop, a chapel, a country store, farmhouses, a gristmill, log houses, and a print shop. [9] The Atkins House, the oldest brick building in the county, is also included. [1] According to the Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park, the Heritage Park endeavors to replicate "small town Texas around the turn of the century". [8] Sandra Ramani describes it, together with the Museum, as a "capsule of county history". [7]

The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park have also held numerous special events, including a Folk Festival in May and Indian Summer in October. [9] Indian Summer days includes a Dutch oven cooking contest as well as archaeological digs, candle dipping, Native American dance and storytelling, and exhibitions of blacksmithing, butter churning, and gristmilling. [11] The Museum and Heritage Park also host a 19th-century-style Christmas celebration, [9] as well as arts and crafts festivals and bluegrass concerts. [7]

According to the Texas Historical Commission, the Museum and Heritage Park are considered historic sites along the former Bankhead Highway. [12]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park". TravelTexas. Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Museums and Collections". City of Sulphur Springs . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Jennings, J. E. (June 15, 2010). "Sulphur Springs, TX (Hopkins County)". Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hopkins County History a Life Long Work for Bill and June Tuck". KSST . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Hopkins County Museum". Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Attractions". Sulphur Springs Department of Tourism. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ramani, Sandra (2013). Day Trips from Dallas & Fort Worth: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 39. ISBN   9780762795727.
  8. 1 2 3 "The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park". Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park". County Line Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Buckner, Sharry (2010). Fun with the Family Texas: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 220. ISBN   9780762763207.
  11. ↑ ""Updated" Indian Summer Days At Heritage Park; Dutch Oven Cooking Contest Winners". KSST . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bankhead Highway". Texas Time Travel. Texas Historical Commission . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
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