Museum

Polk Co. Memorial Museum

Livingston · Polk County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #4200000254

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Polk Co. Memorial Museum is a museum in Livingston, Polk County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 138 historic sites cataloged in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

The site sits at 30.7103, -94.9369 near Livingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Locomotive No. 5 (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Early Indian Trails, Sawyer House, the, and Polk County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000254. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Polk County Memorial Museum in Livingston presents the history of the county and East Texas through themed exhibits, from mastodons and Native Americans to Civil War life, the timber industry, the railroads, and riverboats on the Trinity. Its 'Main Street Collection' recreates the town as it looked in the early 1900s.

Sources: polkcountymemorialmuseum.com texastimetravel.com

📍 30.7103, -94.9369 · Livingston, Polk County

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