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Lignite in Milam County Its Rise Falls and Shell Interest
Milam County's lignite history traces from 1866 mining around Rockdale to a peak in World War I and a shift to natural gas. McAlester Fuel's Sandow leases and a 1951 Alcoa plant spurred late uptake, then Shell Oil began 10 mile strip leasing in 1975 with proposed open pit mining near Rockdale Milano. Modern processing after 1951 boosted efficiency.
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Milam County
Shell Oil Co
Lelia M. Batte
Rockdale
Worley
Vogel
Sandow
Texas
Mexico
International and Great Northern Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Texas University At
Austin
A&m
College Station
McAlester Fuel Co
J. G. Puterbaugh
Puterbaugh
Smith Brothers
Hillsboro
McAlester Fuel
Rockdale Reporter
Texas Power and Light Co
Tp&l
University of Texas
America
Milam
Alcoa
Shell Oil of
Houston
Milano
Radian of
Shell