Tornado
Damage at the
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
About
10 p.m. on February 11, 2009, Waco was hit by a large storm
front, part of the system that wreaked havoc in Oklahoma.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame was in the path of what meteorologists
call a microburst or possibly a micro tornado.
Unbelievably, the wind did not damage the large flag in
front of the museum or the flag on the horse sculpture by
the parking lot.
All employees escaped intact, but the huge old sixty-foot
elm tree by the entrance to the building was twisted and
destroyed.
Luckily, the elm fell just right and did not damage the
museum or either of our outdoor sculptures, although it
almost got the George Erath sculpture.
The wind blew all of the fence down around the archaeological
site, but it left two work trailers (tornado magnets) untouched.
The new Ranger Headquarters and Education Center in the
park were undamaged.
The Parks Department responded immediately. They did a great
job in removing most of the debris so the museum could open.
- Byron Johnson, director
The
Pens Are Produced by us
Exclusively For
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum
Production
of the Pens from this tree began
(March, 2009)
These Pens available to the public
only from:
The
Texas Ranger
Hall of Fame Museum
PO
Box 2570,
Waco, TX 76702-2570
http://www.texasranger.org/
To
Purchase Pens From This Tree
Contact:
The
Museum Store
9 am to 5 pm
Every Day Central Time
Lisa Daniel or Waydell Millsaps
Phone: 254-750-8631
They may also be ordered by
e-mail
or
thestore@texasranger.org
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