TEXAS OIL
Lynn Baumhardt
Grapevine Middle School
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Getting Started

THE DISCOVERY OF OIL AT SPINDLETOP IN 1901 BEGAN THE FIRST OIL BOOM IN TEXAS. TOWNS LIKE BEAUMONT TURNED INTO BUSY CITIES ALMOST OVERNIGHT. THE DEVELOPEMENT OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IS A MEMORABLE  CHAPTER IN TEXAS HISTORY.  
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Author(s)
COACH BAUMHARDT


Description
USE THE INTERNET TO FIND IMFORMATION ON SPINDLETOP AND THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF PETRO IN TEXAS. THEN USE THE IMFORMATION TO CREATE A SCRAPBOOK OF PHOTOS, GRAPHS AND CHARTS  DOCUMENTING THE TEXAS OIL BOOMS.


Grade Level(s)
SEVENTH


Curriculum Areas
TEXAS HISTORY

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