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Period: to
History of oil Time
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Anthony Lucas strikes oil at Spindletop
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Spindletop produces over 17.5 million barrels of oil
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Houston Ship Channel opens
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Federal Aid Road Act is made law
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C. M. "Dad" Joiner makes a major oil discovery in East Texas
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Texas has more than 1.5 million vehicles
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State highways total more than 21,000 miles