History
The Pleasant Valley Museum is housed in the building that was the Young Baptist Church. When the Baptist congregation decided to build a new church building, the old church was moved across the parking lot to the current site and given to the Pleasant Valley Historical Society to set up a museum.
Exhibits
We have indoor and outdoor exhibits at the museum.
Indoor exhibits include:
Native American artifacts from the area and specifically from the Q Ranch Pueblo
Ranching exhibit
Pleasant Valley War
Branding display
Sawmills and Lumber Industry
Veteran's Display
Miss Ola's Room (first post mistress of Young)
Old time kitchen
and much more...
Outdoor exhibits include:
Old farm equipment
A replica of the Graham Cabin
Windmill
and our new native plant exhibit...
Additional resources on the Pleasant Valley War
Legends of the Old West Podcast
A 6 part podcast on YouTube that gives the history of the Pleasant Valley War.