Museum

Wade House Memorial Museum

Carrizo Springs · Dimmit County · Dedicated 2003 · THC Atlas #4200000836

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Wade House Memorial Museum is a museum in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 2 museums documented in Dimmit County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 8 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.5239, -99.8635 near Carrizo Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dimmit County Visitor's Center and Jailhouse Museum (museum), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dimmit County Courthouse, Mt. Hope, and Las Dos Cruses Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000836. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Housed in the Dimmit County Public Library in Carrizo Springs, the Wade House Museum displays pre-Columbian artifacts collected in and around Dimmit County over more than 50 years by local teacher J. W. House. The collection spans some 11,000 years and includes large projectile points used to hunt mammoths and mastodons as well as stone tools such as adzes, metates, and manos.

Sources: nps.gov dimmitlibrary.org

📍 28.5239, -99.8635 · Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County

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