Hays County's first jail become a USO center for black World War II soldiers before it was turned into a museum.
Courtesy Calaboose Museum of African American History
Hays County's first jail become a USO center for black World War II soldiers before it was turned into a museum.
Courtesy Calaboose Museum of African American History
Calaboose African American History Museum (Evelin Garcia/Community Impact Newspaper)
The Calaboose African American History Museum reopened June 19 at 200 W. Martin Luther King Drive, San Marcos. The museum will be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m-3 p.m. and will offer tours for small groups on a limited basis. A home for local African American history and culture, the museum hosts events such as the Eddie Durham Jazz Festival and Juneteenth celebrations as well as rotating exhibits. 512-393-8421.
Warren joined Community Impact at the beginning of 2020 as the editor of its New Braunfels paper and now reports the news in San Marcos, Buda and Kyle. Warren previously wrote for the Dallas Observer and Fort Worth Weekly and he brings a passion for truth and equality to his reporting.
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