quanah, acme and pacific railroad depot museum

my husband is the great great grandson of Quanah Parker. On a trip to Colorado we decided to drive through the town of Quanah and see what was there. We stumbled upon this wonderful museum and went in to see what was there and visit with the curator. When she found out that my husband was related to Quanah Parker, she began to cry and said that he was the first descendant of Quanah Parker ever to visit the museum. We have since been back to the museum several times to visit with Scarlett and check on how the museum is doing. It is a place that does a wonderful job of preserving the heritage of a time in history in the state of Texas that is very special.

We also found it closed with a sign on the door "closed for funeral." Anyhow, the hoursare 10-3 Monday-Saturday, or call the museum at 940-663-5272 for appointments. It's a stunning two-story building of white stucco exterior, towers, and red tile roof ina Spanish architectural style. A national historic landmark, along withthe old county jail on the next street to the west. We've driven through town several times and didn't know it was there. Theyshould put a sign out on the highway and attract tourists' attention totheir operation. Took some photos through the glass of the front door; itlooks interesting enough and worth a look. It's an interesting railroaddepot for a now-defunct short-line railroad in the middle of nowhere betweenWichita Falls and Amarillo, that ran 117 miles from the Red River throughQuanah and Acme, TX (the old gypsum mining/plaster manufacturing operation)ending at Floydada, TX to the southwest.

Beautiful little museum; well kept; very knowledgeable curator on site to orient you to the holdings; pleasant place to stop on a ride through north texas. No fee but they accept and need donations to keep the place nice. First stop on 6 if you are coming from the north last stop before you head out if you are coming up 6 from the south. Wonderful little taste of history of the town.

Our sole purpose of going to Quanah was to visit the Museum as I have a lot of souvenirs of the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railroad as my husband's grandfather and great grandfather both worked on the railroad. However, we went to the museum only to find a sign on the door saying it was closed that particular day because of doctor's appointments. It was really too bad for all of us to find the museum closed, but we made the best of it and went to the cemetary and found my husband's great grandfather and great grandmothers, Ida and JJ McCarthy's graves.

Stopped in for my girlfriend. Very nice lady at the desk.Quanah is the last Cherokee chief? Maybe I'm correct. Displays about him and his kidnapped American wife are fascinating. Go upstairs and see Masonic room (spooky) and veterans room.How many boys have died for us in wars?

This museum is in the former railroad depot for a Texas town that once was a key stop on the railroads, but no longer. It has a diverse collection of items collected from town residents about local history, industry, etc. Also some exhibits on some locals who made good: a rodeo champion named Luke Frost and a graduate of the local high school who became an astronaut but was killed before getting into space.Free, with hours of Mon-Sat 10-3 as of June 2008.