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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MOV_ector-county-discovery-well_Odessa-TX.html
The discovery of Oil in Ector County December 28, 1926, marked the beginning of a new economic era for this region. The first Well, " J.S. Cosden No.1-A W.E. Connell ", was named for the driller and owner of land. Its meager initial output of 38…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E4H_odessa-meteor-crater_Odessa-TX.html
The Odessa Meteor Crater, second largest in the United States and sixth in the world, was formed some 20,000 years ago when an iron meteorite believed to weigh 1,000 tons crashed into the earth near this site. Impact was so great that 4.3 million …
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