Museum

Museum of Measurement and Time

Jefferson · Marion County · Dedicated 2010 · THC Atlas #4200001392

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Museum of Measurement and Time is a museum in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 2 museums documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7583, -94.3461 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Federal Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rainey, S. D., Beard House, and Brooks House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001392. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This family-run museum, established in 2010, is devoted to the history of measurement and timekeeping. Its collection includes roughly 550 American clocks, early surveying instruments dating to the 1700s such as compasses, transits, and levels, scales, barometers, and nearly 1,000 unique salt-and-pepper shakers.

Sources: museumofmeasurementandtime.org roadsideamerica.com

📍 32.7583, -94.3461 · Jefferson, Marion County

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