Historical Marker

Well's Point Texas & Pacific Railroad Wells

Historical marker location:

3500 W. 2nd St., Odessa, Texas

( 3500 W. 2nd St., Odessa)

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.