Longmire Historic Tour: Museum Exhibit Panel

Stop by the Longmire Museum to speak with a ranger and view historic exhibits.

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Longmire

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Title: Longmire Museum

Main Text
Many of the structures at Longmire have changed in purpose and location over the decades and this building - one of the park's oldest - is one of those. 

Built in 1916, it first served as park headquarters and was located across the street where the present Administration Building stands. By 1928, the park superintendent was set to demolish it until Chief Naturalist C. Frank Brockman convinced him to save it for a museum. Brockman created the museum exhibits, some of which are still in use today. 

The structure moved to this location in 1978 and serves both as a museum and a historical exhibit in and of itself. For decades visitors have stopped here to learn about the park and its resources. 

Exhibit Panel Description
The main text against a green background fills the top half of the small, vertically-oriented exhibit panel. The bottom half of the exhibit panel is filled with a black-and-white historic photo of several people looking at an exhibit case holding a stuffed mountain lion. On the right side of the photo one of the people is a man in a park service uniform pointing at the exhibit case. 

Visit This Exhibit Panel
The Longmire Museum exhibit panel is part of the Longmire Historic District Walking Tour and is located next to the path in front of the museum. Longmire is open year-round, but the exhibit panels are removed during the winter. However, you can still pick up a Longmire Historic District Walking Tour map at the Longmire Museum and view the buildings in winter.