MuseumHeritage Museum
Falfurrias · Brooks County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #4200000144
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Heritage Museum is a museum in Falfurrias, Brooks County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 16 historic sites cataloged in Brooks County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 27.2316, -98.1440 near Falfurrias. The nearest cataloged historic site is Falfurrias (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brooks County Courthouse, First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias, and James Abijah Brooks.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000144. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Heritage Museum in Falfurrias preserves the frontier heritage of Brooks County through artifacts, records, photographs, and pioneer relics, including arrowheads, saddles, antique appliances, and a room dedicated to the Texas Rangers. Among its featured subjects is Don Pedrito Jaramillo, the revered curandero (folk healer) who lived near Los Olmos Creek and treated the sick from 1881 until his death in 1907; the museum displays portraits and mementos of his legacy.
Sources: heritagemuseum-falfurrias.orgfalfurrias.ustexashighways.com
