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Lafitte Curse Haunts Gulf Coast Oil Quest
A century old prophecy of Pirate Jean Lafitte haunts attempts to drill for black gold on Galveston Island. The piece recounts wrecked derricks, deaths, and eerie finds near Lafitte's grove as crews press a fourth effort to recover oil beneath the legendary stronghold.
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Jean Lafitte
Gulf of Mexicco
Galveston Island
Texas Gulf Coast
Lafitte
Jean
Galveston
New Orleans
Africa
Terrebonne
Calllou
Texas
Louisiana
Baltimore
Pirate’s Grove
Jeans
Andrew Jackson
Jackean
Virginia Point
Lafitte’s Grove
Beaumont
A. E. Bush
Liberty, Tex
and Associates
Lindsey
Trimble
Atlantic and Pacific Oil Company
George BE. Quigley
Standard Oil Company
Houston
Johnson
Armstrong
Standard Oil Company of New York
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Edward
Butler
Veston Island
Gulf of Mexico