Churchill County Musueum and Archives, Fallon, NV
N 39° 27.907 W 118° 46.650
11S E 347091 N 4369901
This musuem is high quality, entertaining and educational and FREE!
Waymark Code: WMFXYZ
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2012
Views: 6
The Churchill County Museum opened July 4, 1968 in a former Safeway grocery store, with additional improvements added over the years. Today the musuem artifacts include buggies, fire engines, a blacksmith shop, old telephones, a 1912 steam roller, Native American artifacts (cradle boards, woven water pitchers, burden baskets, history of the Paiute peoples, more), artifacts that would be used in a pioneer's kitchen, an exhibit on the history and daily life on the emigrant trail, a relocated Novelty Store with associated artifacts, collections of pioneer clothing, china, quilts, saddles, mining artifacts, outdoor farming equipment, petrified wood, rock collection, and a 1908 Oldsmobile (on loan) and much more.
Theme:
History and Cultural museum with minor Natural History.
Displays include Native American, pioneer and mining artifacts.
Collections include natural (rocks, petrified wood) and social (pioneer living/working artifacts, saddles, textiles, merchant & mining).
Street Address:
Churchill County Museum and Artifact Museum
1050 south maine St
Fallon NV
89406
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Dec-Feb
Mon-Sat
10 am to 4 pm
Sundays=Closed
Mar-Nov
Mon-Sat
10 am to 5 pm
Sundays=Closed
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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