After a year of hard work by many volunteers, interruptions by COVID-19, and cancellation of two annual fundraisers, McLoud Historical Society Museum and Heritage Center announces completion of a display featuring three decades of blackberries.
The northwest corner of the large back bay in the museum now features a 1948 International pickup truck bought in McLoud by Chambless Farms and used in blackberry fields west of McLoud.
With few exceptions, the pickup truck remains in its original condition. The truck is surrounded by mounted photos of blackberry festivals during its heydays and features a five-foot by tenfoot enlarged poster of the 1950 McLoud Blackberry Festival.