texas forestry museum

This free museum has a lot of information about the various industries throughout East Texas that relied on trees. There are interesting displays on paper making and hauling lumber and there was also an interesting film on the last company owned town in America. We had the place to ourselves when we went there which made for a very quiet and laid back tour of the place.

We learned more about logging in this area, and how workers lived in that era when logging started in this area. The outdoor display was closed and looked like it would be fun. The gift shop offered a nice variety of souvenirs for all ages.

Good small museum took about a hour,tell the story of the forest and paper industry.very nice exhibits inside and out.

We recently visited the museum and it was quite interesting, just the right amount of time and lots of different history facts about paper and the lumber industry. It's free so make sure you donate something it is definitely worth it to do so. We very much enjoyed our time and visit!

I've seen most of the Forestry and Railroad museums in the south and this one has to be the nicest. Lots of documentation and period photos. Great displays of equipment and machinery. Since the timber industry could not exist without railroad equipment, they have a large collection of nicely restored pieces. The majority of the display items have been professional restored to better than new and I have found that unusual in other similar museums I've visited where rusting iron is the norm. The Giant steam engine that they will run on request, and the old railroad inspection cars are my favorites. The Carter brothers steam engine and outdoor items are especially nice. I loved it! Be sure to take your kids or grand kids.

Nice little museum. Won't take more than an hour to see the whole thing. Nicely laid out to provide a quick overview of the area's logging history. Some interesting large items - like a steam locomotive and logging cars.

The museum is small, but very nice and informative. There's a wonderful play toy train area for the younger kids. The bathrooms are clean and the place is nice. I wouldn't make a trip just for this museum, but if you are in the area, stop by here. It's free and 4 minutes from Ellen Trout Zoo.

History of the Lumber Industry and the Gigantic Leaps in Technological advancements in the 130yr history of Logging in East Texas.

A broad variety of photos and other sorts of historical information about the forestry industry in Texas. Sadly, the outdoors portion with heavy equipment was under redesign, so we could not take advantage of that part.

The museum is free, so my friend and I stopped by today. We spent 4 or 5 hours covering every inch of the place. Can't believe we waited so long to go! We were very impressed with the museum's exhibits. Very informative about the lumber/paper industry in East Texas, including the lifestyles of tree camp families. The place is filled with massive and very intriguing original equipment displays. Currently, the North Wing features an exhibition of the 2011 Texas wildfires with original artwork created from items from the damaged Texas areas. Very neat. The staff is small but friendly and helpful. The building is immaculate and updated and includes a decently priced gift shop. They also have an outdoor area featuring a 100-ft fire tower, a real train engine you can climb into, a passenger train for the kids to explore, an original Texas train depot, and several other original equipment for pictures. Very cool! My only disappointment was the wooded area has been cleared for updating, so it's messy. But definitely a place the kids would enjoy. Very impressed and definitely returning!