FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, July 21, 2022

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — It’s a tough time to be a first responder in Texas. Extreme heat and wildfires present perilous challenges almost daily.

Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center for Industrial History of Texas would like these brave folks to visit as honored guests.

Starting immediately and lasting through August, first responders and their families will have free admission.

The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center’s main gallery tells the story of Thurber (1886- 1940) in Erath County, now a ghost town but once a coal mining and brick making city owned and operated by the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co.

The center, at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 36, in Mingus, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

More at 254-968-1886, [email protected] or tarleton.edu/gordoncenter.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.