Locals know the story. When the Lucas Gusher blew at Spindletop Hill on Jan. 10, 1901, the area’s history changed in a […] ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Lucas Gusher at Spindletop, which gave birth to the modern petroleum industry and transformed Beaumont into an oil boom town, marks its 124th anniversary on Friday. The historic ...

The so-called Spindletop gusher, known for triggering the Texas oil boom in 1901, established the state’s leadership of the US oil industry for many decades and launched its enormous contribution to ...

Michelle Cate gently handles a ceramic mug that once belonged to Pattillo Higgins, one of the men behind the discovery of oil at Spindletop’s Lucas Gusher in 1901. It is a modest object but has close ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: January 11, 2026 | Last updated: January 11, 2026 The Beaumont Heritage Society marked the anniversary with a ribbon cutting event at the Spindletop Park. After ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: June 27, 2025 | Last updated: June 27, 2025 Spindletop Center plans to move into the former Buckner Campus in Beaumont. It will treat kids battling mental health ...

Update — June 27: Katie Jarl, Texas director of the Humane Society of the United States has given us a statement that makes us even more puzzled about what has taken Holifield so long. She tells us in ...

Oil magnate Miles Frank Yount started the second oil boom at Spindletop on this day in 1925. On Nov. 13, 1925, Yount’s McFaddin No. 3 well struck oil, starting the second Spindletop oil boom. Here's a ...

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