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Santa Rita No 1 marked turning point for university
The Santa Rita No 1 oil well, drilled near Big Lake in Reagan County, sparked a new era for the University of Texas and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Placed on UT Austin campus as a landmark, the site features plaques and a recording recounting the 1923 discovery, its Permian Basin location, and the rig now preserved on Trinity Street corner near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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University of Texas
Santa Rita No. 1
Santa Rita No
University of Texas At Austin
Martin Luther King Jr
Trinity St
San Jacinto
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Ollie Parker
Reagan County
Santa Rita the Saint of
South Placque
Texan Oil and Land Company
Permian
Big Lake
Texas
East Placque
Austin
Charles E Bever