Hot Mineral Water
Coleman & Railroad Streets
Marlin, Falls Co., Texas
Year Erected:1973
A well drilled on this site in 1892, in an effort to secure a public water
supply, produced 48,000 gallons of hot mineral water daily from an artesian
deposit underlying the area. At first believed unfit for human use, analysis
proved the water possessed curative powers. On initiative of T. A. Cheeves, Drs.
J. W. Cook, J. W. Torbett,and N. D. Buie, a health resort was developed, with a
bath house built in 1895, and another well drilled in 1910. Marlin became a
Mecca for health-seekers from all parts of the country, providing basis for
local prosperity.