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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2Y_mrs-john-l-morris_Odessa-TX.html
Originator, promoter of the Globe of the Great Southwest, world's most nearly authentic replica of the Globe theater in England made famous by the plays of William Shakespeare.
Mrs. Morris was educated at North Texas State University and joined…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2X_site-of-odessa-college_Odessa-TX.html
Established through efforts of Odessa Townsite Co., which gave $12,000; a northern Methodist group matched this fund in 1888.
Rev. M. A. Daugherty, Pittsburgh, Pa., was placed in charge, and a 20-acre plot was alloted to the college. Erection o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2W_site-of-the-dawson-saloon_Odessa-TX.html
Frontier business of S.T. (Tol) and E.F. (Lish) Dawson, brothers. Lish Dawson, 1891-92 Sheriff of Ector County, had a barber chair in the Saloon, and helped tend bar. Liquor was in 40-gallon barrels. Ice for drinks was hauled from Great Lakes by T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2F_the-jackrabbit_Odessa-TX.html
True plains rabbit. Lives only in the west. Burro-like ears gave him his name. Color is protective, blending with sand and dry grass. Very long legs make him a swift runner, clocked at speeds to 45 miles and hour. Object of hunts with Greyhounds.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2E_worlds-first-championship-jackrabbit-roping_Odessa-TX.html
Contest began as "hare-brained" publicity stunt during 1932 annual Odessa Rodeo. Held at 3rd and Grant Street site despite objections from out-of-town do-gooders. Local sheriff opposed event but mayor and judge ruled no violation of Texa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2D_ector-county-public-schools_Odessa-TX.html
Earliest public schools in county met in land office, courthouse and church 1890-99. First school building in Odessa at 6th & Texas used 1899-1909. Baker and Judkins districts also had early school buildings. In 1909 new school built at 10th & Lee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M01_ector-county-courthouse_Odessa-TX.html
Seat of justice for Ector, created out of Tom Green County in 1887 and organized in 1891.
The 1891 courthouse was frame, the remodelled town sanitarium, moved to the present square. Its first floor had rooms for the sheriff, court clerks and Ode…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZX_odessa_Odessa-TX.html
After the Texas and Pacific Railway extended its line to the South Plains of Texas in 1881, the Odessa Land and Townsite Company of Zanesville, Ohio, began promotional efforts to attract settlers to its property along the rail line. Regular excurs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZF_ector-county-land-rush_Odessa-TX.html
Here in 1904 a fight involved almost every man in Ector County, over filing a claim for 4 sections of public land. Elias Dawson and Charlie Lewis each brought friends to help him file. Before courthouse doors opened, several men had clothes or boo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZA_ector-county-newspapers_Odessa-TX.html
In 1895, William C. "Uncle Billy" griffin came to Odessa from Midland and began publishing Ector County's first Newspaper, the Odessa "Weekly News'. The "Weekly News" lasted only a year, and was followed by six other short-lived weekly publication…