| Marker Number |
10717 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010717 |
| Marker Title |
Lambrecht's Artesian Well |
| Index Entry |
Lambrecht's Artesian Well |
| Address |
|
| City |
Humble |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
282294 |
| UTM Northing |
3320796 |
| Subject Codes |
oil/petroleum topics; German immigrants/immigration; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
N. Houston Ave. at First St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
An oil well drilled at this site in 1912 yielded not oil, but free-flowing artesian water. The following year, German native Nick Lambrecht (1855-1920) purchased the property. Lambrecht served as justice of the peace and mayor during Humble's oil boom days in the early 20th century and in 1904 had installed a water system to meet the needs of the many oil field workers who came to town. Lambrecht's artesian well was used to supply water to bathhouses and was also piped to nearby homes. In earlier years, water had been hauled to town in barrels on horse-drawn wagons. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |
