Museums

Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center consists of two award-winning museums, the Depot Museum and the Farmstead. Both are open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00, one nominal charge includes both museums.

The Pittsburg Depot was obtained by the city from the Southern Pacific Railroad and now houses a fascinating array of antiques and artifacts. The once native Caddo Indians are the focus of an archeology exhibit in the Depot.

Other exhibit areas feature a working telegraph station, an 1894 telephone switchboard and antique telephones, a printing press, Model T Ford, and a 1909 surrey. The friendly, knowledgeable guides can make the exhibits come alive for you and your children.

The Ezekiel Airship is a real crowd pleaser in the Depot Museum. Reverend Burrell Cannon, a part time preacher and inventor, built the flying machine in 1902. His design was based on descriptions from the Book of Ezekiel in the Bible. A test flight was reported in 1902 - before the Wright brothers were airborne. The original craft was destroyed while being transported to St Louis for the 1904 World's Fair. The full size replica on display was built by the Pittsburg Optimist Club in the 1980s.

At the Farmstead Museum, docents bring history vividly to life with hands-on demonstrations of family life a century ago. The museum features a fully restored and furnished 100-year-old farmhouse, as well as a barn, smokehouse, garden, blacksmith shop, windmill, and general store.

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