Cleburne: Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

Cleburne: Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

  • <p>Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum</p> <p>Sign with metal cows saying Chisholm Trail</p>
  • <p>Living history programs at the museum. (Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum)</p> <p>Man demonstrating blacksmithing</p>
  • <p>Market days in Cleburne, c. 1880s.</p> <p>Large group of people with horse-drawn carts filled with merchandise in a commercial area of a town</p>
  • <p>Lounging in camp. (Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art)</p> <p>Cowboys resting at camp with tents and a chuckwagon set up</p>
  • <p>Telling stories around the campfire. (Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art)</p> <p>Group of cowboys listening to stories around a campfire</p>
  • <p>A night herder turning in for a few hours sleep. (Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art)</p> <p>Two cowboys getting ready for sleep</p>

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Cleburne’s Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum is located on the original townsite of Wardville, the first seat of Johnson County, which was established in 1854. During the cattle drives, the area was home to cowboy campsites. Town Branch Creek runs through the 10-acre site and empties into Lake Pat Cleburne, which was the Nolan River during the cattle drive days. Today, take in the Western art of Julie Asher Lee, who has a studio onsite, and visit the two working blacksmiths.

Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

  • Hours: Thursday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. (January – March weekends only)
  • Admission: None
  • 101 Chisholm Trail, Cleburne, Texas
  • 817-648-4633
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