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Saturday, June 07, 2008
Bob Bullock Texas History Museum in Austin
The Original Goddess of Liberty, circa 1888, looms large at
the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum. The statue stood over the state
capital for 100 years before being taken down and replaced with a
replica. There are 3 floors of history to venture through, dating from
the first settlers, battling for independence as a Republic, and
statehood. We will have to revisit when we have more to time to see all
the exhibits.
I enjoyed walking through the Dallas TV Show exhibit to
see memorabilia and listen to show snippets. I was a big fan of the
show, following it over the years from 1979 to 1991. The Dallas exhibit
is on display through September 1st. Be sure to read about our visit to Southfork
Ranch and the Southfork
Hotel near Dallas.
Sadly,
the day after our visit downtown, an arsonist set fire to the historic
Governor's Mansion, built by Abner
Cook (read about the master builder here), which was in the process
of being renovated. Thankfully, firefighters were able to contain it
from being completely destroyed, and many original items were not in the
Mansion at the time.
