Details for Orla
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5389003876
Data
| Marker Number | 3876 |
| Atlas Number | 5389003876 |
| Marker Title | Orla |
| Index Entry | |
| Address | US 285 |
| City | Orla |
| County | Reeves |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 603245 |
| UTM Northing | 3521615 |
| Subject Codes | ghost towns; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | NE corner US 285 and RR 652. Marker reported missing Feb. 2013. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Missing |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Gateway to Red Bluff Lake, Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns recreational areas. Established 1890 on Pecos Valley Railroad. Developed during land promotions. Had school, general stores, hotel, livery stable. In 1931 remaining merchant and postmaster Hal Olds moved 1/4 mi. west to new highway. (1965) |