Marker Inscription
Pioneers seeking grazing land in arid Sutton County needed a reliable source of water. In 1887 Sonora's closest well, one of five in the county, was three miles away. Using a horse-driven drill, Charlie Adams sank the town's first well in 1889 at this site, which became the courthouse square. A windmill pumped the water to a storage tank on the surface. In 1893 another well was drilled nearby, and in 1895 T.D. Newell bought and removed the original waterworks. This large live oak tree stood at the southwest corner of the waterworks lot.
About this site
Sonora Town Well, Site of is a historical marker in Sonora, Sutton County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Sutton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5722, -100.6445 near Sonora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sutton, Colonel John S. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mercantile Building, Old, Sutton County Courthouse, and Sutton County Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5435005973. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
