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Hotel c. 1910 with the
Johnson-Heard No. 11 Saloon shown here as hotel annex.
Postcard courtesy of West of the Pecos Museum |
On Hwy
285 and First Street, one block from the caboose.
Situated in the former
Orient Hotel, at one time the finest in the region. Fifty rooms of exhibits,
including a replica of Roy Bean's Jersey Lilly Saloon and exhibits on neighboring
towns of Toyahvale, Balmorhea,
and Saragosa.
A great example of a community preserving it's history.
The museum recently underwent a $600,000 renovation in 1995. The museum is made
possible through donations and admissions.
Hours
Open Monday through
Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 5.
915-445-5076 |
The Orient Hotel and No. 11 Saloon
The hotel was built in 1904, eight years after the saloon. A connecting hallway
joins the two buildings. The buildings' proximity to the train station made it
easy to enjoy all that Pecos City had to offer back then.
The saloon
was the scene of a double homicide the first year it was open. Bronze markers
and a bullet hole show where the fracas took place.
©
John Troesser
Our special thanks to the staff of the West of the Pecos Museum
for providing us with information on their town, museum and the Orient Hotel.
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