Palmdale, Florida: Gaskins' Cypress Knee Museum (Gone)

Cypress Knee Museum, birthplace of the Tom Gaskins' Cypress Knee industry and central Florida must-see for over 50 years. Tom Sr. died in 1998; Tom Jr. put the knees in storage in 2000 after a break-in and theft.

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Cypress Knees stolen!

The Cypress Knee Museum, Palmdale, FL, has been burglarized. According to Tom Gaskins Jr., all of the best knees were stolen during a break-in....

[07/23/2000] Complete News Story

Cypress Knee Museum to close

The Cypress Knee Museum may close forever! The state of Florida is demanding the property be vacated by April as part of a creek preservation effort. The museum, workshop and swamp walk, on both sides of US Hwy....

[01/08/2000] Complete News Story

Cypress Knee Museum Founder Goes to Big Swamp in the Sky

The story about Tom Gaskins has been moved here

[05/23/1998] Complete News Story

Knees Passed on to Next Generation ... Tom Sr. Retires

Tom Gaskins, legendary founder of Cypress Kneeland and single-handed inventor of the Cypress Knee Industry, was "taken off the road" recently. His son takes the reigns of the Museum, and remembers us as "the guys that got Dad on Johnny Carson." Tom, if only we could have done more....

[12/01/1996] Complete News Story

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Gaskins' Cypress Knee Museum

Directions:: Hwy 27 where it curves. Museum was on the west side and Tom's swamp walk was on the east side.
Hours:: Closed since 2000.
Status:: Gone