Tillman County Historical Society
P.O. Box 833 – Frederick, OK 73542
Caboose Replica
Raffle Underway
Some lucky person will soon have a private “railroad car”
for their home or business.
That’s because the Tillman County Historical Society has
picked the Frisco caboose that is on display at its Pioneer Townsite Museum in
Frederick as this year’s replica reproduction building for raffle.
Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and may be purchased
from any historical society board member, the museum, the Frederick Chamber of
Commerce, or several area businesses.
The winning ticket will be drawn during the historical
society’s 2012 annual meeting in April.
The caboose replica, made of wood construction in a smaller
scale than the original, will be a perfect children’s playhouse or
one-of-a-kind backyard storage building. It is red and white with the Frisco
logo painted in black, and measures approximately 10 feet in length, 6 feet
wide, and 10 feet tall. It is designed as a stationary building.
The replica was built by museum director Jimmy Espinosa with
assistance from Oklahoma Department of Corrections inmates from the Frederick
Work Release Center who are assigned to work at the museum site.
Materials for construction of the caboose were purchased by
the historical society from area merchants.
Numerous businesses have also supported the project by
signing on as sponsors. The sponsor list is still growing but will be
publicized by the historical society when the list is final. Signs listing
sponsors have been attached to the caboose replica during the raffle period.
The choosing of a museum attraction for construction of a
raffle replica is a historical society tradition. In past years, the historical
society has raffled reproductions of the museum’s Horse Creek School, AME
Church, red barn, and Frisco Depot.
The annual building replica raffle is the historical
society’s most important fundraising project, with all proceeds to be used for
the Pioneer Townsite Museum’s operational expenses. These expenses include
utilities and upkeep of the townsite’s historical structures.
The reproduction buildings are usually constructed in the
fall and raffles are conducted at Christmastime. This year, though, the caboose
construction was completed much later than normal, just in time for an
appearance in the December 15 Frederick Christmas parade. This year’s raffle period
has therefore been scheduled to run through April, with the winning ticket to
be drawn at the historical society’s annual meeting.
The caboose replica can be seen at the Pioneer Townsite Museum,
and will be exhibited periodically at numerous sites and businesses throughout
Frederick.
Locations where tickets are available include the following:
BancFirst in Frederick; First National Bank in Frederick; KC’s Gift Store; Box,
Inc.; Tillco Supply; Frederick ACE Hardware; the Frederick Chamber of Commerce;
and the Pioneer Townsite Museum.
In Tipton, tickets may be purchased at Southwest Rural
Electric.
The following members of the Tillman County Historical
Society’s board of directors also have tickets for sale: Merle Atkins, Jack
Bohl, Cacy Caldwell, Su Clifton, Frances Goodknight, Dena Northcutt, Jay
Oxford, Roy Perkins, Cathy Riggins, Jim Smith, Kent Smith, Gary Tyler, Virginia
Walker, and Joe Wynn.
Tillman County Historical Society