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The corn crib is undoubtedly America’s most well-traveled corn crib. Disassembled in Ohio and shipped by rail in 1906, it was reassembled to be- come living quarters for the Nill family of seven until a “real house” was built. The Frisco Railroad Depot is most remembered for when President Teddy Roosevelt came to town in 1906 to visit his friend, John “Jack” Abernathy. Abernathy had a reputation for catching coyotes and wolves alive with his bare hands. Being an outdoorsman, Roosevelt said he had to see that. Abernathy was the father of young adventurers Louis and Temple, and was soon to be appointed U.S. Marshal for the district. Each building at the town- site comes stocked with stories and period displays—everything from dolls, homemade quilts, and cooking utensils to farm equipment, tools, and an origi- nal Brush automobile from 1907. The farmhouse displays vintage furnishings, the church and school original pews and desks.


The Center hosts regular special events each year: 3 April and May: “End of School Year” tours for kids


3 June: “Concert in the Park” by local musicians “Abernathy Days,” slated for June 1


June 1, 2013 begins the first annual “Abernathy Days” to commemorate the journey of young Bud and Temple. Wynn, who belongs to the Brush Auto Owners Club, has invited antique auto owners from all over the nation to drive and display their vehicles in Frederick. Several “Brush” automobiles (1907- 1913) are expected to appear. The Abernathy boys drove a Brush back to Oklahoma from New York, again by themselves, following their reception by Teddy Roosevelt;


3 November: “Seeds to Sow”


School groups are invited to harvest in the “old-fashioned way” an actual crop of cotton grown on a small plot of cultivated ground between the railroad depot and the barn.


While the Pioneer Center may be Frederick’s star attraction, it is not the only reason visitors are encouraged to spend a full day in the area. Hotel Frederick, opened in 1929, maintains the ambience of the period, while the nearby Ramona Theater claims to be the “showplace of the Southwest” with its 1920s stage on which are performed live musicals, pageants and other extravagances. The “Crawford Collection” is an amazing assortment of more than 170 speci- mens of trophy mount animals from around the world, including full-size el- ephants, lions and other big game.


The Municipal Airport southeast of the city was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps base. Today, a surviving era hangar is home to the World War II Demonstration Parachute Team, which was featured in the May issue of Military magazine.


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June Tuesdays in the Park Concert Thursday Night Theatre Chalk It Up Taste of Summer Rockets Over Rhema


July Drums Of Summer


August SandDazzle


September SkyDance Kite Festival


October Grills and Grilles Night Out Against Crime


November Holiday Tea Off Rhema Holiday Lights


December Christmas Parade


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