Petroleum Park
Texas
TypeCulture
CategoryHistoric Sites
Birthplace of the Texas oil industry: the first commercial oil well (1894) predated Spindletop by 7 years; half-acre city park with a restored derrick.
Why Roamward picked it
Birthplace of the Texas oil industry: the first commercial oil well (1894) predated Spindletop by 7 years; half-acre city park with a restored derrick.
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