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Anthony Lucas struck oil on Spindletop in 1901. This incredible discovery was considered the birth of the modern oil industry.
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Anthony Lucas 10/27/1900
Oil was struck on January 10, 1901.
Patillo Higgins drilled near Beaumont TX in 1893 for oil, the site of Spindletop in 1901, but ened up with a dry hole. Oil was struck at Corsicana, in 1894, but it was a water well that struck oil. There maybe earlier unrelated drilling.
January 10, 1901 10:30 A.M. :Oil gushed from an oil derrick on Spindletop Hill, near Beaumont, Texas.
The discovery at Spindletop led to the U.S. being the world leader in oil production.
Spindletop
Spindletop is a salt dome that influenced the production of oil in large quantities to drive to move machines such as automobiles and airplanes.
On January 10, 1901, Curt Hamill, Peck Byrd, and Al Hamill discovered a large oil deposit on Spindletop Hill, near Beaumont, Texas.
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It was the first discovery of oil in the US.