West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library

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The West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library is located at

6431 Circle Boulevard, New Port Richey, Florida, United States. The West Pasco Historical Society
museum's exhibits include Native American arrowhead and artifacts, Museum and Library
clothing, household items, antiques and decorative items, tools, and
historic photographs.

Elroy M. Avery's personal collection of over 1,000 books was used to

help establish the Avery Library and Historical Society on April 10,
1920 (which became the New Port Richey Public Library and West
Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library).[2][3]

The West Pasco Historical Society was formed in 1973. In 1974-75 the
organization published a hardcover history, West Pasco's Heritage. The
building which houses the organization originally served as the Seven
Springs schoolhouse from about 1915 to 1925. In 1981 it was moved to
Sims Park and was dedicated as the home of the historical society in
1983. The library wing was added in 1992. In 2011, the museum was
renamed the Rao Musunuru, M. D., Museum and Library, to honor a
major donor to the project of remodeling the building.

Contents
1 Accessibility Location within Florida
1.1 Operating Hours Established 1983
2 Footnotes
3 External links Location 6431 Circle Boulevard
New Port Richey, Florida
Coordinates 28.2520N 82.7212W
Accessibility Type History museum[1]
Website West Pasco Historical
This museum is handicapped accessible.
Society

Operating Hours

The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m., except in July and August.

Footnotes
1. MuseumsUSA. "West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library" (http://www.museumsusa.org/muse
ums/info/1160534), MuseumsUSA website, 2008. Accessed August 16, 2008.
2. History of Pasco County - Early Residents of Pasco County (http://fivay.org/pasco2a.html) by Jeff Miller
(with sources given including 1950 Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia).
3. History of Pasco County - The Timeline (http://fivay.org/pasco1.html) by Jeff Miller (with sources given)

External links
West Pasco Historical Society
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