Английская Википедия:Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park
The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park is a local history museum documenting Hopkins County, Texas, located in Sulphur Springs, the county seat.[1][2][3] It is operated by the Hopkins County Historical Society.[4][5]
The Hopkins County Museum is located in the George H. Wilson house, which was built in 1910.[6] The house itself is noted for its unique architectural features, including carved columns, a roof made of pressed tin, double-bricked walls, and a Regency-style domed ceiling.[7][8] All of the building's ceilings are original except one that is from a former local opera house.[5] Its collections include Caddo artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, a doll collection, folk art, Paleolithic fossils, and period women's clothing.[6][8][9] The museum also displays a crystal chandelier from Maximilian I's palace in Mexico City. Items that it exhibits have been donated by families living in Hopkins County.[5]
The Heritage Park consists of Шаблон:Convert of historic houses and other buildings that have been moved to the site.[1][3][6] In 2013, there were a total of 11 historic buildings in the Heritage Park,[7] most of which date to the 19th century and have been restored.[10] They include a working blacksmith shop, a chapel, a country store, farmhouses, a gristmill, log houses, and a print shop.[9] The Atkins House, the oldest brick building in the county, is also included.[1] According to the Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park, the Heritage Park endeavors to replicate "small town Texas around the turn of the century".[8] Sandra Ramani describes it, together with the Museum, as a "capsule of county history".[7]
The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park have also held numerous special events, including a Folk Festival in May and Indian Summer in October.[9] Indian Summer days includes a Dutch oven cooking contest as well as archaeological digs, candle dipping, Native American dance and storytelling, and exhibitions of blacksmithing, butter churning, and gristmilling.[11] The Museum and Heritage Park also host a 19th-century-style Christmas celebration,[9] as well as arts and crafts festivals and bluegrass concerts.[7]
According to the Texas Historical Commission, the Museum and Heritage Park are considered historic sites along the former Bankhead Highway.[12]
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Interior of the Museum
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Dress room in the Museum
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Heritage Park
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Atkins House
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