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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Spindletop-Gladys_City_Boomtown_Museum
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gptkbp:date
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January 10, 1901
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gptkbp:depthOfWell
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about 1,139 feet
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Anthony_F._Lucas
gptkb:Patillo_Higgins
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Spindletop oil discovery
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gptkbp:impact
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attracted investment to Texas
increased U.S. oil production dramatically
spurred growth of Houston and Gulf Coast cities
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gptkbp:ledTo
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formation of major oil companies
rapid industrialization in Texas
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Beaumont,_Texas
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gptkbp:oilProduction
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about 100,000 barrels per day
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gptkbp:relatedOrganization
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gptkb:Beaumont_Oil_Company
gptkb:Guffey_Petroleum_Company
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Texas_oil_boom
petroleum industry history
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gptkbp:significance
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marked beginning of modern petroleum industry
triggered Texas oil boom
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gptkbp:wellName
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gptkb:Lucas_Gusher
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Beaumont,_Texas,_United_States
gptkb:Beaumont
gptkb:Southeast_Texas
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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