Whitehead Memorial Museum Explained

The Whitehead Memorial Museum is a western museum located at located at 1308 South Main Street,^[1] in Del Rio, Texas. It boasts a replica of "The Jersey Lilly" saloon, and the gravesites of Judge Roy Bean and his son Sam,^{[2] [3]} the latter of whom "was killed there in a street fight".^[2] The two-and-a-half acre property was donated to the city and county for by the Del Rio ranching family in 1962.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. Texas Department of Transportation, 2008 State Travel Guide, pp., 16-17
2. Web site: Judge Roy Bean left a dubious legacy in San Antonio. John. MacCormack. San Antonio Express-News. January 20, 2018.
3. Web site: Whitehead Memorial Museum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas, Jersey Lil . Whiteheadmuseum.org . July 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315113236/http://www.whiteheadmuseum.org/Exhibits/jersey_lil.htm . 15 March 2012 . dead.
4. Web site: Whitehead Memorial Meum: A Small frontier town in the middle of Del Rio, Texas. whiteheadmuseum.org. July 15, 2009.