Site of Early Water Well in Midland, Texas

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Site of Early Water Well

100 E. Wall St., Midland, TX, USA

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County's first well; dug by hand, 1884, it supplied the entire town. Formerly water had been shipped by rail from Monahans (50 miles W). Well--6 feet wide, 50 feet deep--was equipped with a hand pump and a bucket rest (under spout). It also furnished water for town cattle trough.

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