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Site of The Odessa Sanitarium

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 50' 48.02874", -102° 22' 5.8418799996"
 
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     Established in 1886 by Odessa Townsite Company, the Odessa medical and surgical sanitarium was directed by Dr. R.E. Haughton, a former railroad physician from Indiana. It was located in a two-story wooden structure of twenty rooms. By March 1890 the project had failed. Dr. Haughton moved to Midland. The building became a have for migrant families. A portion was used as a church. When Ector County was created in January 1891, the sanitarium was moved several blocks and became the first Ector County Courthouse. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of The Odessa Sanitarium Historical Marker Location Map, Texas