Pate Museum of Transportation
Transportation museum in Cresson, Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pate Museum of Transportation was a transportation museum located in Cresson, Texas.
 Location within Texas | |
| Established | 2 August 1969 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 25 December 2009 |
| Location | Cresson, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.5725°N 97.6027°W |
| Type | Transportation museum |
| Founder | A.M. "Aggie" Pate, Jr. |
| Website | Official website (Archived) |
History
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Perspective
Background
A.M. "Aggie" Pate Jr. acquired the first car in 1948 in high school.[1] After becoming president of Panther Oil and Grease in 1965, he began planning for an automobile museum.[2] The original idea included a vintage gas station and was called Gasoline Alley, but the scope expanded to include all forms of transportation.[3]
Establishment
The main building was opened on 2 August 1969[3][4] and three months later the museum had 26 cars.[5]
The museum received the minesweeper USS Admiral Vosseller (MSB-5) on loan from the U.S. Navy in 1973.[6] The following year it opened an exhibition about lighter-than-air aircraft.[7] The year after that, it displayed the first Soviet space exhibit in the United States.[8]
Pate died in 1988 and, by the late 1990s, the former site of the museum was redeveloped into housing.[2][9][clarification needed]
The U.S. Air Force began removing aircraft from the collection in 2003 after their condition deteriorated and the museum could not afford the cost of repairs.[10][a]
Closure
Due to a lack of funding and reduced attendance, the museum was forced to close on 24 December 2009.[12][13][14] The following June an auction of 43 vehicles was held.[13][15]
The minesweeping boat was scrapped in mid-2011 after it was determined to have deteriorated beyond salvage.[16]
Former collection
Aircraft
- Douglas C-117C[17]
- Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar[18]
- Grumman F9F-8 Cougar[19]
- Grumman HU-16B Albatross[20]
- Hiller OH-23B Raven[21]
- Hiller OH-23B Raven[22]
- Kaman HH-43B Huskie[23]
- Lockheed T-33[24]
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo[25]
- McDonnell F-4D Phantom II[26]
- North American F-86H Sabre[27]
- North American T-28C Trojan[28]
- Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse[29]
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief[30]
- Republic RF-84F Thunderflash[31]
- Vought YF-8C Crusader[32]
Other
- AGM-28 Hound Dog[33]
- CIM-10 Bomarc[33]
- GAM-72 Quail[33]
- Railcar Ellsmere II[34]
- USS Admiral Vosseller (MSB-5)[16]
Events
The museum held an annual open house and a swap meet.[35][36]
See also
References
External links
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