In the 1920s, oil was becoming a hot commodity in Texas. The success of the Spindletop oil well in Beaumont in 1901 had set ...
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A January to remember | The day Texas struck oilAs the news spread, speculators, dreamers and oil wells popped up around Beaumont. The so-called “Lucas Gusher” at Spindletop Field would change history. It marked the birth of the modern oil ...
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