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Kilgore was founded in 1872 when the International–Great Northern Railroad bypassed New Danville, leading to the establishment of a new townsite. The discovery of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930 transformed Kilgore into a boomtown, drawing thousands of workers and businesses.
Oil Field Scene, East Texas c. 1930 A depiction of a muddy Main Street at the East Texas Oil Museum, in Kilgore, Texas. Several early attempts were made to produce oil in the area, beginning in 1911, with the failed Millville Oil Company, but drilling technology had not progressed sufficiently to reach oil at the depths it is found there, which are mainly below 3,501 feet (1,067 m); most early ...
Petroleum Museum, Malaysia; Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall, Taiwan; ... East Texas Oil Museum, Kilgore, Texas; Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, ...
Kilgore College East Texas Oil Museum Kilgore: Gregg: History, artifacts and exhibits [30] Gladewater Museum Gladewater: Gregg The museum displays tell the story of Gladewater and the surrounding areas from the early settlement days through the 1930s and beyond. Elvis performed here many times [31] Gregg County Historical Museum Longview: Gregg
The Niger Delta Basin is the youngest and most southern sub-basin (located at the southwest boundary) in the Benue-Abakaliki trough. The Benue-Abakaliki trough represents a failed arm of a rift triple junction associated with the opening of the South Atlantic. [2] Key to understanding the Delta Field is the formation of the Niger Delta.
English: A Ford truck inside the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore, Texas (United States). Date: July 1 2008: Source:
Kilgore was founded in 1872 when the International–Great Northern Railroad completed the initial phase of rail line between Palestine and Longview.The rail company chose to bypass New Danville, a small community about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Longview, in lieu of a new townsite platted on 174 acres (0.70 km 2) sold to the railroad by Constantine Buckley Kilgore, the town's namesake.
A Brief History of the East Texas Oil Field (East Texas Oil Museum) Oil and Texas: A Cultural History (Texas Almanac) Oil Boom (The Depot Museum, Henderson) Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum; Texas Energy Museum, Beaumont "Santa Rita No. 1 – Big Lake ~ Marker Number: 4587". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1965.