BRIMSTONE MUSEUM

In our efforts to continue our mission to bring programming, history, art, & culture to Southwest Louisiana, The Brimstone Historical Society is hard at work planning the next chapter in our organization's future... Built in 1915, the Southern Pacific Railway Depot was used extensively to ferry passengers and freight to the small sulfur mining community of Sulphur, Louisiana. The depot fell into disuse in the 1970's, and a group of local residents began efforts to preserve the building as a piece of history... The museum was officially signed over from the Association of Commerce to the Brimstone Historical Society on December 5th of 2005. Until 2020, it housed artwork on display from local artists, and other historical artifacts from the history of the town. The permanent exhibits featured were of the history of the town and the Frasch mining process, but unfortunately in 2020, Hurricane Laura destroyed the railroad depot and many artifacts contained within. The Brimstone Historical..

Primary location: Sulphur United States