Question

Explain why Beaumont became known as a boomtown.

Answer 1

On January 10, 1901, three men toiling on an oil rig on Spindletop hill near Beaumont struck the biggest gusher the world had ever seen. The Lucas Gusher–and the nearby boomtown known as Gladys City that formed to mine its black gold–ushered in the Age of Liquid Fuel and put Beaumont on the map worldwide.

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Answer 2

Beaumont became known as boomtown, because Spindletop produced up to 17.5 million barrels a day at its peak in 1902.