The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 Page: 43
582 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
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Spindletop
Oil and Gas Association. It is fitting that, next to the shaft at
San Jacinto, this is the highest monument in Texas. Carved in
the eternal granite are these lines:
On This Spot
on the Tenth Day of the
Twentieth Century
a New Era
in Civilization Began
Petroleum has revolutionized industry and transportation; it has
created untold wealth, built cities, furnished employment for hundreds
of thousands, and contributed billions of dollars in taxes to support
institutions of government. In a brief span of years, it has altered
man's way of life throughout the world.
But even this magnificent vista in words could not reveal all,
for, a few years later, Texas was producing almost exactly the
amount of oil that America needed to win World War II; Texas
oil saved civilization and averted world-wide slavery. And
Texas oil received its initial impetus when the Lucas gusher
roared in.
Such, in outline, is the story of Spindletop.
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947, periodical, 1947; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101117/m1/59/?rotate=90: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.