Oil Found in Beaumont, TX Jan 10, 1901

On January 10, 1901, drilling near Beaumont, Texas, resulted in a major discovery of oil and the start of the oil industry in the U.S. Petroleum only then became popular as a main fuel source.  The Texas geyser took nine days to cap, and soon word spread that “black gold” had been found. The population of Beaumont tripled in three months. The oil industry was born.

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