Marker Inscription
(Drilled 1891) Focus for civic life in early Ozona. City founder E.M. Powell provided the water well equipped with 18-foot windmill, a water trough, and a small cypress tank. At first meeting of Crockett County Commissioners Court, July 22, 1891, under a liveoak near the well, the sheriff was instructed to operate the city water works. At the time, tents housed most homes and stores, and water was hauled from city well--often by children using toy wagons. In a few years homes had private wells and windmills. A modern system piped water throughout the city in the early 1900s. (1971)
About this site
Ozona's First Water Well is a historical marker in Ozona, Crockett County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Crockett County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 36 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7114, -101.2005 near Ozona. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crockett County Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ozona Hotel, Old, Crockett County Courthouse, and Crockett County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5105003897. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
