Museum preserves, shares rich history of Marble Falls

  • Falls on the Colorado Museum is located at 2001 Broadway in Marble Falls. Contributed photos/Amanda Seims
    Falls on the Colorado Museum is located at 2001 Broadway in Marble Falls. Contributed photos/Amanda Seims
  • The Falls of the Colorado Museum displays a replica of a mill constructed of antique timbers, using tools and methods similar to the ones used by pioneers.
    The Falls of the Colorado Museum displays a replica of a mill constructed of antique timbers, using tools and methods similar to the ones used by pioneers.
  • An authentic T-handle plunger detonator used to trigger explosives at Granite Mountain is housed at Falls on the Colorado Museum.
    An authentic T-handle plunger detonator used to trigger explosives at Granite Mountain is housed at Falls on the Colorado Museum.
  • Rockie, one of the museum's permanent exhibits includes the skeleton of a 700-year-old Bison discovered near Briggs in Northeast Burnet County.
    Rockie, one of the museum's permanent exhibits includes the skeleton of a 700-year-old Bison discovered near Briggs in Northeast Burnet County.
  • The kitchen exhibit without electricity depicts domestic life before electricity came to the Marble Falls area.
    The kitchen exhibit without electricity depicts domestic life before electricity came to the Marble Falls area.
A modest venue in Marble Falls cultivates an abundant array of artifacts, exhibits and documents, chronicling the roots of the community. Whether your interest geology, lakes, river systems or archaeology, the Falls on the Colorado Museum archives and displays its history. Besides its variety of permanent exhibits, the museum hosts temporary exhibits covering an even broader range of topics. …

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