1900 establishments in Texas

city in Oldham County, Texas, United States

city in Texas, United States

town in Henderson and Kaufman counties, Texas, United States

art museum in Houston, Texas

private medical school in Houston, Texas, United States

orchestra in the United States

Spindletop is an oil field located in the southern portion of Beaumont, Texas, in the United States. The Spindletop dome was derived from the Louann Salt evaporite layer of the Jurassic geologic period. On January 10, 1901, a well at Spindletop struck oil ("came in"). The Spindletop gusher blew for 9 days at a rate estimated at of oil per day. Gulf Oil and Texaco, now part of Chevron Corporation, were formed to develop production at Spindletop. 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 o

large ranch founded in 1900 in Texas

unincorporated community in Oldham County, Texas