Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum

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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