Horse Creek School was built in 1902 in northeastern Tillman County, Oklahoma, and was used as a school until 1946. In the 1960s it became the North Deep Red Baptist Church. This building has been returned to its earlier appearance, and is used for teaching modern children about what school was like in the ‘good old days.' The building was moved to its present site in 1977 and served as a museum building until June 2000.

The Tillman County Historical Museum building was constructed in the spring of 2000. This building houses revolving exhibits that bring back memories of the early days of Oklahoma Territory, the World Wars and Great Depression. Items in the collection include every aspect of daily life, from clothing and quilts, to tools and machinery.

The St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was built in 1924 at 722 West Aster, in Frederick. The church was moved to its present site in fall, 1999, and restored to its original condition. The pews, choir benches and pulpit are original items. One Frederick citizen recalled that when he was a child, the church was just a tent. He was very upset when the tent blew down in a storm, but soon after, construction began on a permanent building.

The corn crib was brought to this area by the Nill family in 1906. They disassembled it, packed it on a rail car, and shipped it to Tillman County. After arrival, it was reassembled, and the family of eight, including the hired hand, lived in it for about seven months until the new house was constructed. The house was donated by N.C. Nill and moved to the museum in 1983.

The lean-to shop will be available for the purpose of demonstrating an integral part of farm living in the early part of the twentieth century. The blacksmith fabricated and repaired much of the machinery used on the farm.

PIONEER HERITAGE TOWNSITE CENTER

The Pioneer Heritage Townsite Center got its start in 1977 when the Frederick Rotary Club and Tillman County Historical Society teamed up to save the Horse Creek School.

More land and structures have been acquired over the years, and now the museum complex represents plains and Southwest Oklahoma agriculture in the 1920s area. Firsthand memories of living without running water and electricity, visiting the country store, attending the one-room school and farming with back breaking labor and little machinery are renewed for older and introduced to younger generations.

The Old Frisco Depot was scheduled for demolition, until the Tillman County Historical Society and the Tulsa office of the Frisco Railroad got an extension until it could be moved to its present site in May 1985. It was moved in three separate pieces. The building currently houses exhibits relating to "What's coming and What's Going," to explain how agricultural products were shipped out, and building and household supplies were shipped in by railroad. Some of the original furniture is still in place, as is graffiti from the early travelers in Frederick. Three passenger trains stopped daily, and military personnel and civilians used this as a main source of transportation before the advent of automobiles.

The farm house was constructed on site in 1924, and will be renovated to represent a farm house of that time. It was purchased from Alta Robertson in about 1997. She retained a life estate, and upon her death the museum took possession of the home.

The barn was constructed in 1983 through the efforts of the Tillman County Historical Society. The barn originally was built as an extension of the schoolhouse museum, to house artifacts and exhibits. The building has been renovated to represent a functioning barn of the 1920s period, and will at times house draft animals.

The implement shed houses some of the largest pieces in the museum collection, including tractors, harrows, plows, threshing machinery and many other reminders of early farm machinery.