Edinburg Texas & It’s History Museum

 I just had a thought about Edinburg Texas & its Museum of South Texas History.  As a transplant & resident of south Texas and Edinburg, I never gave due credit to my town for having a very nice Museum of South Texas History.  I never really gave this fact my due appreciation.  One thing that I didn’t know or recall before my recent visit to the museum is that the old restored Hidalgo County Jail right next to the museum is a part of the museum.  I had no idea that I would be visiting the chamber where the one hanging in the history of Edinburg Texas took place.  There was even a noose rope hanging in the chamber. When finding it to be part of the museum, I didn’t think twice about walking through it to check it out. 🫢😨 It was a surprise and it was part of the museum, so as a visitor, I walked right into and inspected the former hanging chamber. 😱 I guess it didn’t really strike me as odd when I was visiting the museum, but eek! 😬🫢 what an unbelievable thing to include in a public museum.  It must be an “only in South Texas”, kind of thing!  🫢😂 It was quite an Edinburg TX surprise for an ignorant transplant from New England. 🫨 I knew there had been a hanging in the town history, but I didn’t know that it was possible to walk into and see the actual place where it took place. 

I can actually learn more and familiarize myself more with the history and culture of the place where I have lived for close to 17 years, if I so choose.