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Have you read the history of Andrews, TX? Well, here is a brief summary for your pleasure.
A Brief History of Andrews, Texas
Andrews, county seat and only
incorporated place in Andrews County, is located about 35
miles north of Odessa in western
Texas. It is the
commercial and service center for an oil and natural gas
producing district.
The first settlement took place in 1876.
The first store and schoolhouse were built around 1908 and
the post office opened in 1909. The name Andrews was taken
from Richard Andrews, the first soldier killed in the
Texas
Revolution.
The town of Andrews won a spirited contest with Shafter Lake to be the county seat in 1910,
leading to the construction of the first courthouse in 1911. Materials from that
courthouse were used in 1941 to build the first Andrews County Hospital, which
was renamed Permian General Hospital a decade later. It now operates as Permian
Regional Medical Center.
Prior to 1930, growth was slow, but the
discovery of oil in Andrews County fueled an increase in
activity. The city was incorporated in 1937. Its first
library began in a room at the courthouse in 1947, moving
to its own premises in 1967.
The history of Andrews is on display at
the Andrews Museum.
Odessa
College, with its main campus in Odessa, has a nursing
school in Andrews.

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