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Pioneer West Museum

Museum
In Shamrock, Texas
0.7 mi from Route 66

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The Pioneer West Museum is Shamrock's local-history museum, in what was the Reynolds Hotel in Shamrock, TX, about three-quarters of a mile south of Route 66 and the U-Drop Inn. Attorney Marion Reynolds began the hotel in 1928 and opened it in 1929 as a stopping place for traveling salesmen. Residents bought the empty building in 1975 and opened the museum in 1978; today it fills about 25 rooms.

What is Pioneer West Museum?

A two-story hotel whose rooms now hold pioneer settlers' belongings and arrowheads, old doctor's and dentist's equipment, a Wheeler County military room, a display on Fort Elliott and the Comanche leader Quanah Parker, and a 'Prairie to the Moon' space room with a marker for Apollo astronaut Alan Bean, a Wheeler County native. The restored Magnolia gas station next door and a 1920s law office belong to the museum too.

Visiting Pioneer West Museum: tips

Allow about an hour. Opening days are not posted by an official source, so check before a weekend visit.

Practical info

Address: 204 N Madden St, Shamrock, TX 79079
Website: facebook.com/shamrockpioneerwestmuseum
Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
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Magnolia Gas Station in Shamrock, TX

Magnolia Gas Station

Shamrock, Texas · 0.7 mi from Route 66

A restored 1930s Magnolia filling station with gravity pumps and a big round sign at the Pioneer West Museum.

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0.0 mi from Pioneer West Museum

U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, TX

U-Drop Inn

Shamrock, Texas · on Route 66

Shamrock's Art Deco gas station and cafe, with twin flared towers, glazed tile walls and neon trim.

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0.8 mi from Pioneer West Museum

Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad in Shamrock, TX

Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad

Shamrock, Texas · on Route 66

A 1932 steel-and-concrete Route 66 bridge near Shamrock that still carries traffic over an old rail line.

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8.1 mi from Pioneer West Museum

Magnolia Service Station in Texola, OK

Magnolia Service Station

Texola, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A little house-style gas station in Texola, one of the last stops in Oklahoma for westbound drivers.

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14.5 mi from Pioneer West Museum

Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum in McLean, TX

Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum

McLean, Texas · on Route 66

A McLean museum all about barbed wire, ranching and the Texas stretch of Route 66, set in an old bra factory.

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19.7 mi from Pioneer West Museum

Phillips 66 Service Station in McLean, TX

Phillips 66 Service Station

McLean, Texas · on Route 66

A restored 1929 cottage-style Phillips 66 station with two old pumps on the old road through McLean.

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20.0 mi from Pioneer West Museum

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