Pittsburg is the seat of Camp County, a heavily timbered area. The city is also a commercial center for farming, poultry and livestock. Pittsburg yields a large peach production (one of top ten peach-producing counties in the state), plus blueberries and blackberries, with some growers offering pick-your-own opportunities. Vintage grocery, hardware and drug stores and antique shops are also present in the city.
A gift to the city from businessman Bo Pilgrim, the tower features four Paccard bells from France and a chapel that never closes. The 75-foot tower's chapel offers a quiet refuge for visitors. In the park is a gurgling fountain and a life-size bronze which shows Jesus washing the disciple Peter'
Pittsburg, TX Historic MarkersHoused in old Cotton Belt Railroad depot. Exhibits include artifacts, photos and documents from 1854
Pittsburg, TX MuseumsIn 1902 an inspired preacher-inventor built an airship based on description in Biblical book of Ezekiel. Said to have flown briefly, the machine was destroyed in a rail accident on way to St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
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Texas 105 west through piney woods to Montgomery 15 miles; driving tour of historic homes dating back to 1850s....
An early judge of the First District Court of Texas, Cullen lived in this large house of Greek Revival style, the entire uppe...
The museum is housed in a 1936 replica, built on a new site, of Don Antonio Gil Y'Barbo's stone house. Y'Barbo, founder of Na...
Spanish for the Royal Highway, also called Old San Antonio Road, the first "interstate" (actually international) highway syst...