Marker Inscription
Baptist minister and inventor Burrell Cannon (1848-1922) led some Pittsburg investors to establish the Ezekiel airship Company and build a craft described in the Biblical book of Ezekiel. The ship had large, fabric-covered wings powered by an engine that turned four sets of paddles. It was built in a nearby machine shop and was briefly airborne at this site late in 1902, a year before the Wright brothers first flew. Enroute to the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the airship was destroyed by a storm. In 1913 a second model crashed, and the Rev. Cannon gave up the project. (1976)
About this site
Ezekiel Airship, The is a historical marker in Pittsburg, Camp County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Camp County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9925, -94.9691 near Pittsburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Belt Depot (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot, Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas, and Pittsburg.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5063009794. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
