Marker Inscription
Texas & Pacific Railroad Wells. In 1879 railroad headed west out of Fort Worth. 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 two 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. (1967)
About this site
Well's Point is a historical marker in Odessa, Ector County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Ector County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8284, -102.4038 near Odessa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ector High School (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Waddell Pecan Tree, Dawson Saloon, Site of, and Ector, General Matthew D..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5135005750. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
