Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the ... Read More
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Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the ... Read More
Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the Panhandle, Central Texas, and West Texas. The giant East Texas oilfield, the second largest North American oilfield to Alaska's North Slope, was discovered in 1930. Texas oil replaced coal as fuel for the nation's railroads and provided fuel for our military in two world wars.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Postcard History Series
Publication Date: 16th September 2013
State: Texas
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130219
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Author Bio
Jeff A. Spencer is a petroleum geologist, oil field historian, and oil field ephemera collector. He is the past president of the Petroleum History Institute and is the coauthor of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America: Ohio Oil and Gas and author of Postcard History: Texas Oil and Gas. Most of the images in Illinois Oil and Gas are from the author's personal collection.
Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the Panhandle, Central Texas, and West Texas. The giant East Texas oilfield, the second largest North American oilfield to Alaska's North Slope, was discovered in 1930. Texas oil replaced coal as fuel for the nation's railroads and provided fuel for our military in two world wars.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Postcard History Series
Publication Date: 16th September 2013
State: Texas
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130219
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Jeff A. Spencer is a petroleum geologist, oil field historian, and oil field ephemera collector. He is the past president of the Petroleum History Institute and is the coauthor of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America: Ohio Oil and Gas and author of Postcard History: Texas Oil and Gas. Most of the images in Illinois Oil and Gas are from the author's personal collection.
