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)

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