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BIG OIL GUSHER STRUCK.; It Is Near Findlay, Ohio, and Has Created Excitement Among Operators.
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Historic Spindletop Gusher marks 124th anniversary of well that transformed Southeast Texas oil industry
The Lucas Gusher at Spindletop, which gave birth to the modern petroleum industry and transformed Beaumont into an oil boom town, marks its 124th anniversary on Friday. The historic well erupted ...
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GREAT INDIANA OIL STRIKE.; Well in the Blackford County Field Surpasses the Famous Texas Gusher.
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A January to remember | The day Texas struck oil
As 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 ...