Odessa was founded in 1881 as a water stop and cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Landmarks include Ector County Coliseum, Ratliff Stadium and Globe of the Great Southwest. Odessa is the birthplace of Chris Kyle, uS Navy SEAL and author.
Odessa, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 36 designs made from Odessa's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Odessa Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Odessa Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Odessa Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Odessa Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Odessa Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Odessa Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Named for Odesa (city in southwestern Ukraine, administrative center of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion).
Population 2010: 99,940 → 2020: 114,428
From Wikidata (CC0).
Odessa was founded in 1881 as a water stop and cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Odessa is said to have been named after Odessa in the Russian Empire (present-day Odesa, Ukraine). The settlement was named by Russian workers building the railway in 1881, because the terrain reminded them of their homeland; the local shortgrass prairies resembled the steppes of the Russian Empire.
The first post office opened in 1885. Odessa became the county seat of Ector County in 1891 when the county was first organized. It was incorporated as a city in 1927, after oil was discovered in Ector County on the Connell Ranch southwest of Odessa.
With the opening of the Penn Field in 1929 and the Cowden Field in 1930, oil became a major draw for new residents. In 1925, the population was just 750; by 1929, it had risen to 5,000. For the rest of the 20th century, the city's population and economy grew rapidly during each of a succession of oil booms (roughly in the 1930s–1950s, 1970s, and 2010s), often with accompanying contractions during the succeeding busts (particularly in the 1960s and 1980s).
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Odessa, Texas, revision 1383583646 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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7 free coloring pages of Odessa, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Odessa's population was 114,428 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 99,940 in 2010.
White-Pool House
Ector County Coliseum
Ratliff Stadium
Sunset Memorial Gardens