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Oil In Texas and Its History

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    History of oil Time

  • Anthony Lucas strikes oil at Spindletop

  • Spindletop produces over 17.5 million barrels of oil

  • Houston Ship Channel opens

  • Federal Aid Road Act is made law

  • C. M. "Dad" Joiner makes a major oil discovery in East Texas

  • Texas has more than 1.5 million vehicles

  • State highways total more than 21,000 miles