| Marker Number |
1733 |
| Atlas Number |
5279001733 |
| Marker Title |
First Irrigation Well in Lamb County |
| Index Entry |
Irrigation Well, First in Lamb County |
| Address |
US 70 |
| City |
Earth |
| County |
Lamb |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
730842 |
| UTM Northing |
3790926 |
| Subject Codes |
agriculture, general; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 70, 4.5 mi. W of Earth, south side of the highway between CR 99 and CR 109. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
Dug by hand in 1902 for crops, cattle, and household use of Ewing Halsell (1877-1965), son of land promoter and settler W. E. Halsell. An irrigation ditch carried water half a mile to headquarters of Halsell's "Mashed O" Ranch. Six feet in diameter but only 30 feet deep, well is no longer in operation. (1972) |
