This museum bears the traditional Spanish name for the Texas High Plains. Hale County exhibits inclue artifacts from the Plainview Man archaeological site (8000 B.C.), gems and minerals, pioneer firearms, re-created turn of the century room settings, art collection.
With discovery of prehistoric elephant skull and tusks in May 1988, near the community of Easter, remains of the Imperial Mammoth became known as the 'Easter Elephant' and moved to its new home within the museum.