Pate Museum of Transportation

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Pate Museum of Transportation
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Location within Texas
Established2 August 1969 (1969-08-02)
Dissolved25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)
Location Cresson, Texas
Coordinates 32°34′21″N97°36′10″W / 32.5725°N 97.6027°W / 32.5725; -97.6027
Type Transportation museum
FounderA.M. "Aggie" Pate, Jr.
Website Official website (Archived)

The Pate Museum of Transportation was a transportation museum located in Cresson, Texas.

Contents

History

Background

A.M. "Aggie" Pate Jr. acquired the first car in 1948 in high school. [1] After becoming president of Panther Oil and Grease in 1965, he began planning for an automobile museum. [2] The original idea included a vintage gas station and was called Gasoline Alley, but the scope expanded to include all forms of transportation. [3]

Establishment

The main building was opened on 2 August 1969 [3] [4] and three months later the museum had 26 cars. [5]

The museum received the minesweeper USS Admiral Vosseller (MSB-5) on loan from the U.S. Navy in 1973. [6] The following year it opened an exhibition about lighter-than-air aircraft. [7] The year after that, it displayed the first Soviet space exhibit in the United States. [8]

Pate died in 1988 and, by the late 1990s, the former site of the museum was redeveloped into housing. [2] [9] [ clarification needed ]

The U.S. Air Force began removing aircraft from the collection in 2003 after their condition deteriorated and the museum could not afford the cost of repairs. [10] [lower-alpha 1]

Closure

Due to a lack of funding and reduced attendance, the museum was forced to close on 24 December 2009. [12] [13] [14] The following June an auction of 43 vehicles was held. [13] [15]

The minesweeping boat was scrapped in mid-2011 after it was determined to have deteriorated beyond salvage. [16]

Former collection

Aircraft

Other

Events

The museum held an annual open house and a swap meet. [35] [36]

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References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ An F-105 and T-33 went to the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, an RF-84 to the American Airpower Museum, an F-86 to Barnes Air National Guard Base and a C-117 to San Angelo. [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Antique Cars Can Be New Type of Investment". Cameron Herald. 28 January 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 Smith, George (7 October 1998). "'Aggie' Pate, 'One of Finest,' Dies at 67". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Carmack, George (28 August 1976). "Pate Museum Has It". San Antonio Express-News. p. 1-B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Museum is Now Open". Plano Star-Courier. 4 September 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Pate Museum of Trans. Attracts International Interest". Hood County News-Tablet. 30 October 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Minesweeper Joins Pate Fleet". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 6 December 1973. p. 1-B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lighter Than Air Exhibit Planned at Pate Museum". Hood County News. 25 July 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pate Museum to Be First to Feature Soviet Space Exhibit". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 11 December 1975. p. 4-A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Southbrook Estates Celebrates Pre-Grand Opening of Southbrook Estates". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 23 November 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  10. ↑ Vaughn, Chris (13 August 2003). "Once-Proud Warbirds". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 20A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Vaughn, Chris (11 October 2004). "Air Force Treasures are Heading Elsewhere". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1B, 6B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Vaughn, Chris (12 December 2009). "Museum is Hitting the Brakes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 1B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. 1 2 Vaughn, Chris (3 June 2010). "Out with the Old, for a Price". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 3B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Kennedy, Bud (20 December 2009). "Four Days Until a Local Jewel Reaches the End of the Road". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Pate Museum Collection Offered at No Reserve – RM Auctions". Sports Car Digest. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  16. 1 2 Harrison, Michael R. (2012). Historic American Engineering Record: Minesweeping Boat MSB 5 (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-117C, s/n 42-108866 USAAF, c/n 12508, c/r N53425". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar, s/n 51-2675 USAF, c/n 10664". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, s/n 131063 USN, c/n 1C". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman HU-16B Albatross, s/n 7176 USCG, c/n G-226". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Hiller OH-23B Raven, s/n 51-16386 US, c/n 0637". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Hiller OH-23B Raven, s/n 51-16387 USAF, c/n 0638, c/r N4784C". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Kaman HH-43B Huskie, s/n 58-1841 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, s/n 58-0621 USAF, c/n 580-1670". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  25. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-101B-120-MC Voodoo, s/n 59-0471 USAF, c/n 795". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4D-33-MC Phantom II, s/n 66-8812 USAF, c/n 2799". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American F-86H-10-NH Sabre, s/n 53-1239 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28C Trojan, s/n 140659 USN, c/n 226-236, c/r N75ES". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piasecki CH-21B Work Horse, s/n 53-4324 USAF, c/n B74". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief, s/n 60-0500 USAF, c/n D187". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  31. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Republic RF-84F Thundersflash, s/n 53-7595 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  32. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Vought YF-8C Crusader, s/n 140448 USN". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  33. 1 2 3 "Jet Powered Missile in Museum's Exhibit". Wichita Falls Record News. 30 August 1975. p. 12A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  34. ↑ "Railroading Elegance Displayed at Museum". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 5 August 1973. p. 6-H. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  35. ↑ "Pate Museum Open House Set March 4". Hood County News. 23 February 1984. p. 3A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  36. ↑ Smith, Jack Z. (27 August 1997). "Pate Swap Meet is Moving to Texas Motor Speedway". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 5. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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