Homesteader Museum - Powell, WY
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 44° 45.162 W 108° 45.338
12T E 677650 N 4957929
When in the area this museum is a must visit, it is located at the corner of E. 1st Street and S. Clark Street.
Waymark Code: WMYP25
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2018
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The Homesteader Museum is one of the most interesting museums we have visited. The director was there and she was so helpful and answered all of our inquiries. This is a free admission museum that is made possible by a benefactor. The museum will celebrate their 50th birthday in 2018.
There are numerous large displays divided by categories, such as household appliances, dentist and doctor offices, set as they were when operating, a photography and printing office, a post office, vintage clothing and haberdashery - the list just goes on.
They also have several outdoor displays housed in original buildings, one of which is the Bever Homestead, an original 1911 homestead house; also outside is a CB&Q Caboose and a large collection old farm equipment and tractors.
A really nice, well run museum can, strangely enough, find that success often brings with it unexpected problems. Such was the case in 2011 when the museum was bursting the seams and in need of expansion space.