Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot

A domestic dispute involving George "Dallas" Smart, wife Annie and U.S. Army Lt. John W. Heard resulted in a public confrontation here on Feb. 10, 1885 as Heard planned to leave town. In the ensuing struggle, fueled by a crowd, Heard shot and killed Dallas Smart. The next day, Heard appeared before County Judge M. N. Brooks, who determined it was self-defense and ordered him released. A question of legal authority caused the state attorney general to rule the trial proper, given the judge's role as magistrate. Heard later defended himself in a court martial and a subsequent trial on the incident, and went on to a distinguished military career. Annie Smart rewed and died in the New Mexico Territory in 1900. (2005)

Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot is a historical marker in Pittsburg, Camp County, dedicated in 2004. 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 32.9951, -94.9690 near Pittsburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Belt Depot (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pittsburg, W.L. Garrett Building, and Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015475. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.