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Clovis - Big Dry Creek Museum |
The Big Dry Creek Museum is located in the historical 1912 First State Bank building located at 401 Pollasky Avenue in Old Town.
The museum contains...
- Historical pictures and artifacts of Clovis M. Cole, wheat king of the U.S.
- A portion of the original 1893 log flume that ran from Shaver Lake to Clovis
- Indian artifacts
- Early day pictures and information of over 200 Clovis families
- Clovis High School graduation pictures from 1903 to 1965
- History of the 1912 First State Bank and the Great Bank Robbery of 1924
- Clovis veterans displays
- Memorabilia of Clovis resident, Ken "Festus" Curtis
The museum is run by volunteers from the Clovis - Big Dry Creek Historical Society. Museum hours are from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by special appointment. The Society also makes historical presentations at schools and organizations.
On the second Tuesday of each month, the Clovis - Big Dry Creek Historical Society holds a free series of talks that are open to the general public. "Let's Talk Clovis" and Clovis Living Legends" lecture series begin at 7:00 p.m. and held at the Clovis Memorial Building located at 453 Hughes Avenue (between 4th and 5th Streets - 1 block east of Clovis Avenue).
The museum and the historical society can be reached...
on the world wide web at clovis-museum.com
by telephone: (559) 297-8033
by email:
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by regular mail:
P.O. Box 25
Clovis, CA 93613
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