Clarke & Courts Map of Jefferson County and Beaumont and Sour Lake Oil Fields

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IdentifierMaps_463aDate1901DescriptionThe copyright date on the map is "May, 1901," meaning it was printed just four months after the first gusher came in at Spindletop, touching off the oil boom in Texas. The map locates approximately one dozen producing wells and an equal number being drilled. Language NoteEnglishSubjectJefferson County (Tex)--MapsOil industriesCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize55x65 centimeters.CartographerGH Derrick

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Clarke & Courts Map of Jefferson County and Beaumont and Sour Lake Oil Fields

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Clarke & Courts Map of Jefferson County and Beaumont and Sour Lake Oil Fields