Close to this cache is the Midland County Historical Marker
The marker reads:
First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built ; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin oil discovery. In 1945 its first well came in . The "Midland Man", oldest skeletal remains in North America (18,500 B.C.), was found in 1954.
The "Midland Man" was later determined to be a female around 30 years old and is referred to as "Midland Minnie". The remains were found on Scharbauer Ranch.
*Also interesting - this same historical marker used to be located downtown Midland in front of the old courthouse at 200 West Wall Street.