Gusher Monument and Replica Oil Boomtown - Beaumont, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 02.009 W 094° 04.747
15R E 395954 N 3322985
This was not the first oil well in America, but it was the first really, really big oil well in America, making viable the nation's manic asphalting (and a burning need for roadside attractions).
Waymark Code: WMR49W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2016
Views: 1
The monument was erected in 1941 by the Lucas Gusher Monument Association. It's a 25-foot-tall version of the 570-foot-tall San Jacinto monument in Houston, which had been built five years earlier. "On this spot on the tenth day of the twentieth century a new era in civilization began." The inscription is barely readable, perhaps from years of being exposed to oil field air?
Price of Admission: 5.00 (listed in local currency)
Weekday Hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Weekend Hours: From: 1:00 PM To: 5:00 PM
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