History buffs are invited to this cool happy hour at Tarleton’s W.K. Gordon Museum.
- Sara Vanden Berge
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min read

Special to Beneath the Surface News
TSU Media Relations
Area history buffs are invited to Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Museum at 6 p.m. Friday, March 31, to sample spirits from Sledge Distillery and learn about the history of Thurber.
Tickets are $15 and your empty glass goes home with you.
Tickets can be purchased through the W.K. Gordon Museum’s online museum store at tarleton.edu/gordoncenter.
Advanced ticket purchase is requested.
The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center’s main gallery tells the story of Thurber, a company-owned coal mining and brick making town owned and operated by the Texas & Pacific Coal and Oil Co. from 1886 to 1936.
The museum is at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, call 254-968-1886.
Comments