FIRST - Natural Gas Well in Northeast Louisiana - Bastrop, Louisiana
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 32° 46.687 W 091° 54.820
15S E 601736 N 3627211
Monument honoring the development of two industries in the area on the grounds of the Morehouse Parish Courthouse in Bastrop, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM381D
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 20

"The first natural gas well in northeast Louisiana was brought in on the D.B. Spyker Plantation three miles southwest of Bastrop on Friday September 1, 1916, by Louis Lock construction manager for the Progressive Oil and Gas Company." text of monument
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Date of FIRST: 09/01/1916

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