Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas

At 1898 request of firm mining coal in Pittsburg, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave $5,000.00 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. (1973)

Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas is a historical marker in Pittsburg, Camp County, dedicated in 1973. 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 32.9948, -94.9672 near Pittsburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is W.L. Garrett Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pittsburg, Cotton Belt Depot, and Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5063009795. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.