{"id":55454,"date":"2026-09-01T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=55454"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:20:11","slug":"w-k-gordon-center-to-host-second-spur-trade-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/w-k-gordon-center-to-host-second-spur-trade-days\/","title":{"rendered":"W.K. Gordon Center To Host Second Spur Trade Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center will host its second Spur Trade Days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12, at the museum in Thurber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The public is invited to bring their collections of spurs to trade or to show off. Admission to the facility is free for all traders, collectors and museum guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tables may be reserved by contacting the museum at 254-968-1886 or emailing gordoncenter@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the museum, visit tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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