ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS: 125 YEARS OF HISTORY

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Historical Publishing Network of San Antonio has just gone to press with Ector County, Texas: 125 Years of History by Glenn Justice. The 192-page coffee table sized book, tells the story of Ector County from its earliest days with the July 1881 arrival of Texas and Pacific track construction crews at the site of the future city of Odessa.  Known for a time as Milepost 296 somebody named the place Wells Point and a tiny trackside tent city got its start. Wells Point became known as Odessa in 1885 when the community got its first post office. In 1891 Ector County became formally organized with the village of Odessa being named the county seat. Odessa existed a small cow town and rail shipping point until 1926 when Josh Cosden struck oil in the western part of the county. From that time until the end of the twentieth century Ector County wells have produced some two billion barrels of oil. Ector County, Texas: 125 Years of History chronicles Ector County’s fascinating past with superb historic photographs.

ISBN# 9781935377580. Free shipping,
Hardback Edition is $34.95
Plus $3.06 Texas Sales Tax (for Texas residents) for a total 38.01.

If you wish to pay by check make your check for 38.01 payable to:
Rimrock Press
14339 Oak Ave.
Millersview, Texas 76862.