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East Texas Oil Boom Transforms a Town and Its People
The East Texas field from Joinerville to Longview spurred a rapid boom in 1930 and beyond. Oil drew thousands to Henderson and New London, with hundreds of wells, new jobs, and skyrocketing wealth. Prices collapsed to 10 cents a barrel, prompting state action, martial law, and a drive for conservation.
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East
Texas
Harry F. Sinclair
Longview
Frank R. Foster
Foster
Carl Estes
Tyler
C. M. Joiner
Joinerville
Grege
Rusk
New London
East Texas
Rumania
South America
Associated Press
Henderson
New London School House
Kansas
Oklahoma
California
Robert R. Penn
Dallas
Southwest
Sinclair Refining Company
Ross S. Sterling
Sterling
Oil and Gas Journal
United States
Kilgore
Texas Rangers
Jacob F. Wolters
Texas Railroad Commission
Oil Control Board
Supreme Court
Washington
Federal Petroleum Administrators
the Star
Kettleman
Arkansas
Texas Panhandle