Ector
Ector County Courthouse
Odessa, TX
Seat of justice for Ector, created out of Tom Green County in 1887 and organized in 1891.
Ector County Land Rush
Odessa, TX
Here in 1904 a fight involved almost every man in Ector County, over filing a claim for 4 sections of public land.
El Paso Natural Gas Company's First Compressor Transmission Engine
Odessa, TX
A landmark tool in man's conquest of energy.
Odessa
Odessa, TX
After the Texas and Pacific Railway extended its line to the South Plains of Texas in 1881, the Odessa Land and Townsite Company of...
Penwell
Penwell, TX
Birthplace of Ector County's Oil boom.
Site of Blackshear High School
Odessa, TX
In early 1890, Inez Rathbun earned money teaching area students at the Ector County Courthouse.
Site of Homestead of William C. Sublett
Odessa, TX
Born 1835 in Alabama.
Site of Old Livery Stable and Wagon Yard
Odessa, TX
Established 1897 as Odessa's first livery stable and wagon yard by Francis M. Tallant.
Site of The Odessa Sanitarium
Odessa, TX
Established in 1886 by Odessa Townsite Company, the Odessa medical and surgical sanitarium was directed by Dr. R.E. Haughton, a former...
White-Pool House
Odessa, TX
Charles White (1824-1905) moved his family here from Indiana seeking new business opportunities and a drier climate for his wife's health.