Oil timeline By dg2001 Jan 10, 1901 anthony lucas strikes oil at spidle top Jan 10, 1902 spindletop produces over 17.5 million barrels of oil Jun 14, 1914 houston ship channel opens Jul 11, 1916 federal aid road act is made in law Apr 28, 1920 oil boom of 1920-1930's caused tremendous growth in texas Apr 28, 1930 joiner makes a major oil discovery in tx Apr 28, 1936 texas has more than 1.5 million vehicles Apr 28, 1936 state highways total more then 21,000 miles
