Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
- Address
- Beaumont, Texas
- Website
- lamar.edu
About Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located in Beaumont, Texas, to commemorate the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 1901. The discovery sparked an oil boom in Texas that continues today. Along with a gift shop with commemorative gifts, the museum features historical, period reenactments by area performers. A replica of the wooden oil derricks that once dotted the landscape of Spindletop Hill in the early 1900s has been erected near the museum. For special occasions and anniversaries, the museum staff “blows the gusher” with a plume of water and provides a historical narrative and sound effects to simulate the discovery of oil at Spindletop.
The museum is on the campus of Lamar University, which owns and operates the museum.
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- Founded
- 1976
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01Beaumonti_am_jim · CC BY-SA 3.0
02A replica of the Lucas Spindletop GusherJim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Spindletop museumDaniel Ziegler · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Spindletop museum and vwDaniel Ziegler · CC BY-SA 4.0
05Oilwell Supply derrick lantern (reproduction)JJonahJackalope · CC BY-SA 3.0
06Casket, Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown MuseumJJonahJackalope · CC BY-SA 3.0
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