Salt Dome
Patillo Higgins
Industry
Near Beaumont, Texas
Drilling for Black Gold
Lots of Oil
Erupted on January 10, 1901
Texas Tea
Oil Seeping from the Ground
Petroleum
Sour Smell
Population Explosion
Inspired Others to Look for Oil
New Drilling Techniques
Drillers, Roughnecks, and Routabouts
Located in Gladys City
Edgerton Photography Shop
Turn of the Century
Overcrowded Living Conditions
Pumping Oil for 100 Years
by Kelsee, Kailee, and Ashton
Spewed Oil 100 Feet into the Air
Petroleum Everywhere
Industries Grew
Nine Days a'Spewing
Drilled Day and Night
Lucas Was in Town When It Blew
Everyone Rushed to See the Gusher
Texas Became Famous for Oil
One Hundred Thousand Barrels of Oil a Day
Patillo Higgins Was Its Prophet
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