Whitehead Memorial Museum
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The Whitehead Memorial Museum is a western museum located at located at 1308 South Main Street,[1] in Del Rio, Texas. It boasts a replica of "The Jersey Lilly" saloon, and the gravesites of Judge Roy Bean and his son Sam,[2][3] the latter of whom "was killed there in a street fight".[2] The two-and-a-half acre property was donated to the city and county for by the Del Rio ranching family in 1962.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, 2008 State Travel Guide, pp., 16-17
- ^ a b MacCormack, John (January 20, 2018). "Judge Roy Bean left a dubious legacy in San Antonio". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Whitehead Memorial Museum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas, Jersey Lil". Whiteheadmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Whitehead Memorial Meum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas". whiteheadmuseum.org. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
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