Three Valley Museum

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The Three Valley Museum is a non-profit museum in Durant, Oklahoma. It houses a massive collection of artifacts regarding the history of Bryan County. It opened in 1976. It is named after the book Queen of the Three Valleys by Henry McCreary. The Book is about Durant. Durant is in the middle of the Red, Blue, and Washita River valleys. The museum is operated by the Durant Historical Society. The museum shows Bryan County from its start in 1873 to the present. The museum has several exhibits, including an early law office, doctors office, childs room, parlor, and general store.

[edit] Interesting Artifacts

The museum houses several intesting artifacts. Some of these are:

• 1946 Pump Organ
• 1860 piano shipped up the Red River
• Various displays on Robert L. Williams, Oklahoma's third governor
• 1896 Presidential Campaign button for William Jennings Bryan ( Bryan County is named after him)
• 1920s flapper dress
• 1812 cobbler's bench
• Medical saddlebags from the 1890s
• Memorabilia from Southeastern Oklahoma State University
• Memorabilia from Durant High School
• Potter's Sausage display

These are a few of the things housed in the museum.

[edit] The Current Curator

Gail Delashaw is the current curator of the museum.