Goldsmith
Opened as oil field June 14, 1935, with flow of 1140 bbls. of crude oil daily from discovery well. Within a month, shacks and tents housed 350 people. Harry L. Tucker in May 1937 platted town of Ector City. Name later changed to honor C. A. Goldsmith, owner of the land. In 2 years, Goldsmith had cafes, taverns, a hospital, movie theater, hotels, motels, shops and a newspaper First residents paid 25 cents at only bath in town -- a shower sprayed from an overhead tank. Now a gas processing and distribution center. (1965)
31.9807° N, 102.6165° W
Where to Find It
100 ft. N. of intersection of SH 158 & Hendrickson St. (on Hendrickson St.) , Goldsmith
Nearby Markers
- 6.6 mi SE Captain Randolph B. Marcy's Southern Route Expedition Odessa
- 9.3 mi SW Notrees Notrees
- 11.3 mi E LeGrande Survey of 1833
- 11.3 mi E Baker Ranch School Odessa
- 11.9 mi E Barrow Ranch House Odessa
- 13.9 mi E Emigrant Trail Odessa