Red River Valley Museum


The Red River Valley Museum is located at 4600 College Drive, in Vernon, Texas, United States.
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Museum History

The museum was established in 1965 and later moved to the grounds of Vernon College. It includes multiple exhibits and exhibit rooms, and sponsors the National Juried Art Show.
In the Berry History and Science Room, visitors will find exhibits that depict local history all the way back to the age of the dinosaurs, and includes an indigenous tribal artifact collection donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Ray. The Jack Teagarden Exhibit features his personal effects donated by his family after his 1964 death. Photographs and memorabilia of other locally born celebrities such as Roy Orbison can also be found in this room.
The museum collection also contains a large number of the works of sculptor Electra Waggoner Biggs.
The Early History of Vernon, Texas exhibit includes the history of the oil industry in Wilbarger County.
The William A. Bond Trophy and Game Room features mounted exotic game collected by the local hunter and rancher.