Seven Wells

This area, now covered by Lake Champion, was once the site of springs that originated from underground water which also supplied Champion Creek. They were called "wells" because the Seven Spring Basins closely resembled man-made wells. Buffalo tracks cut deep into the creek banks of soft sandstone indicated this was a watering place for great herds of bison. At least four trails crisscrossed the area where north and south Champion Creeks converged. For hundreds of years Indians also camped here, and in the 1880s a small, early Mitchell County settlement named "Artesia" grew up at the site of the wells. (1968)

Seven Wells is a historical marker in Colorado City, Mitchell County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Mitchell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3360, -100.8251 near Colorado City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colorado City Standpipe (historical marker), about 3.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Green, William Marion, and Colorado City Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5335004645. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.