Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum

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Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum5550 Jimmy Simmons BlvdBeaumont, TX 77705 HoursTuesday-Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PMSunday: 1 – 5 PM Admission: Adults: $5Seniors: $3Children 6-12: $2Children Under 5: Free The Texas Oil Boom began on January 10, 1901. On that day, Captain Anthony F. Lucas reached oil underneath Spindletop—a salt dome three miles south of…

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Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum

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In case there was any question about the subject matter of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the 100 cattle brands decorating its entrance and iconic old oil derrick should remove any doubt. This is a history museum for and about northern Texas. Located in Canyon, just south of Amarillo, on the West Texas A&M University campus,…

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