Pittsburg in Camp County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas

First Carnegie Library in Texas Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. First Carnegie Library in Texas Marker

Inscription. At 1898 request of firm mining coal in Pittsburg, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave $5,000 to match local pledges and build the first Carnegie Library (of 31) in Texas on this site. The masonry building was also the opera house and city hall. Library had 3,000 books. It became a social center, with meeting rooms for clubs and groups such as ladies sewing for World War I hospitals. The opera house staged professional drama and lectures and was used for graduations and recitals until modern school was built in 1926. The library burned in 1939.

Erected 1973 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9795.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list.

Location. 32° 59.689′ N, 94° 58.033′ W. Marker is in Pittsburg, Texas, in Camp County. It is at the intersection of East Marshall Street and Rusk Street (State Route 238), on the right when traveling east on East Marshall Street. Mounted to the City Hall exterior brick

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wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Rusk Street, Pittsburg TX 75686, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: W. L. Garrett Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Pittsburg (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot (about 500 feet away); Cotton Belt Depot (about 500 feet away); Farmer's Feed and Seed Company (about 600 feet away); First Methodist Church of Pittsburg (about 600 feet away); Camp County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); The Ezekiel Airship (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburg.

Former First Carnegie Library in Texas & Marker at City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Former First Carnegie Library in Texas & Marker at City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.