WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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It was home to many large steel mills.
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It was the largest train depot in Texas.
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It was home to former slaves.
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It was the center of Texas’s oil boom.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spindletop oilfield, discovered on a salt dome formation south of Beaumont in eastern Jefferson County on January 10, 1901, marked the birth of the modern petroleum industry. The Gladys City Oil, Gas, and Manufacturing Company, formed in August 1892 by George W.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spindletop discovery led the United States into the oil age. Prior to Spindletop, oil was primarily used for lighting and as a lubricant. Because of the quantity of oil discovered, burning petroleum as a fuel for mass consumption suddenly became economically feasible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spindletop/Gladys City Boomtown Museum Beaumont rose to fame when the Lucas Gusher blew on a little hill in Beaumont affectionately called “Spindletop” on January 10, 1901. The gusher spewed 100, 00 barrels of oil for nine days straight, reaching a height of 100 feet.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum states that: The oilfield produced 3.59 million barrels in its first year and an incredible 17.4 million barrels the next. At the time, Spindletop became the largest gusher in the world. As a result, the little town of Beaumont turned into an oil-fueled boomtown.