In 1942, Hangar 25 was constructed to support training of World War II bombardiers at the Big Spring Army Air Corps Bombardier School. More than 6,000 cadets trained here before the base closed in 1945. The base reopened in 1955 as Webb AFB until it closed in 1977
Big Spring, TX MuseumsRestored Victorian home of Joseph Potton family, circa 1901; listed in National Register of Historic Places; excellent showcase for turn-of-the-century furnishings. Open Tues. - Sat. 1 - 5 p.m. or by appointment with Heritage Museum.
Big Spring, TX Historic HomesHome of spring that gave Big Spring its name; features 6,500-seat Comanche Trail Amphitheater. The 400-acre park offers swimming pool, 18
Big Spring, TX Fun CentersPioneer and Indian artifacts, art exhibits, and displays of local history and early West Texas. Houses the world's largest collection of Texas Longhorn steer horns. Unique to the Southwest is exhibit of 46 rare and unusual phonographs; late 1800s to 1920
Big Spring, TX MuseumsLocated across from the Santa Fe depot, murals that depict early day transportation, from the 1840s to 1940s, are 85 feet lon...
Heritage Center-The old jail served as the detention center until 1973. It now houses the original cells and a never-used gal...
Local heritage displays, pioneer kitchen, artifacts. In restored A. M. Brownfield Home....
Home furnishings, pioneer tools, ranch and farm equipment from early days of settlement. Also exhibits of works by local arti...