2024 RVG High Res - Magazine - Page 8
WALK IN THE
FOOTSTEPS OF
History
O
n January 10, 1901, the world’s economy changed,
and the Petroleum Age was born. The Lucas
Gusher on Spindletop Hill in Beaumont, Texas
exploded at 200 feet high and produced around
100,000 barrels a day for nine days straight. Within
a few days, the population of Beaumont grew from
9,000 to 40,000 people. You can see the history of
oil in the area at the Spindletop Boomtown Museum,
Texas Energy Museum and Museum of the Gulf Coast.
LUCAS GUSHER
REPLICA
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