The Pig Hip Restaurant opened in 1937.  In 1991, the restaurant closed and was turned into a museum by the owners, Ernie and Fran Edwards.

On March 5th, 2007, the museum and former restaurant burned down by a fire. A stone marker sits on the former site. The sign was restored and still stands.

The owners, Ernie and Fran Edwards, lived in the small house next door to the Pig Hip. Ernie used to tell the story that the Pig Hip Restaurant only used the left-hip of the pig for it's pork sandwiches. Ernie said the reason is because when pigs scratch, then tend to lift their right legs to scratch and that makes them tough - so he only used the left-hip.