Well's Point Texas & Pacific Railroad Wells
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GeoGrands
N 31° 49.598 W 102° 24.228
13R E 745722 N 3524156
Marker located at 3500 W 2nd St (Business IH20), Odessa.
Waymark Code: WM1680
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 5750

Marker Text:
In 1879 railroad headed west out of Fort Word. Preceding construction on land later in town of Odessa-water wells were dug in July, 1881. Town section was thereafter called "Well's Point". One Well was unusable because of Alkali; other tow Wells supplied construction men, train crews. February 1886, just before Odessa lot sale, a group of townsite promoters came to Well's point in "An Armada of Prairie schooners" from mariensfield (now Stanton). Odessa was born Aug. 4, 1886, on a section owned by T. & P. Railroad.
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