Spindletop Gushes: Texas Oil Boom Begins
A massive gusher erupts at Spindletop, blasting crude oil 150 feet into the air and instantly transforming Texas from an agricultural backwater into an industrial powerhouse. This single event triggers a frantic rush of drilling rigs across the state, fundamentally altering the global energy economy and launching the modern petroleum age.
January 10, 1901
125 years ago
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