Kilgore, Texas

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Kilgore, Texas is a small East Texas city historically known for its role in the East Texas Oil Field boom and its iconic oil derricks.

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Kilgore, Texas canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 430
903
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Gregg County, Texas
Rusk County, Texas
demographics small city population size
economy education
manufacturing
oil and gas industry
feature iconic skyline of oil derricks
foundedAs railroad town
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction East Texas Oil Museum
World’s Richest Acre Park
hasCulturalInstitution Kilgore Public Library
hasEducationalInstitution Kilgore College
hasFestival Kilgore Rangerette Revels (associated performances)
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Kilgore historic area
hasMuseum East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College
hasPerformingArtsGroup Kilgore College Rangerettes
hasStructure cluster of downtown oil derricks
historicalEvent rapid growth during 1930s oil boom
isPartOf East Texas region of Texas
linked to: East Texas
knownFor East Texas Oil Field boom
linked to: East Texas oil boom

historic downtown oil derricks
oil derricks
locatedIn East Texas
Gregg County, Texas
Rusk County, Texas
locatedNear Longview, Texas
Tyler, Texas
namedAfter Constantine Buckley Kilgore
partOf East Texas Oil Field
postalCode 75662
75663
region Gregg County metropolitan area
linked to: Gregg County, Texas
state Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
transportation Interstate 20
Texas State Highway 42
U.S. Route 259 NERFINISHED

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