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Features one of Texas' famed regional collections of Indian artifacts, tracing history of early man along the Red River. Before Chisholm Trail days, when thousands of cattle crossed Red River at nearby Doan's Crossing, Vernon area was home to tribes of Comanche, Kiowa, and Wichita. Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Ray of Vernon spent 30 years gathering artifacts, which they donated to Wilbarger County, Oct. 14, 1963. (1967)
Red River Valley Museum is a historical marker in Vernon, Wilbarger County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Wilbarger County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1613, -99.3195 near Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wilbarger County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waggoner-Hicks House, Berry, W. D., Home, and Vernon Drugstore.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5487004221. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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