The Empire of Oil and Gas Suite rare-original-maps-and-documents

The Empire of Oil and Gas Suite rare-original-maps-and-documentsFor over 100 years the oil and gas industry has been a cornerstone of the Texas economy and the Lone Star way of life even a big part of the image of Texas worldwide. Texans not involved in any aspect of the industry directly benefit from petroleums financial contributions to the states economy. While a productive field was discovered near Corsicana in 1894, the first oil boom started at Spindletop near Beaumont which produced 17,500,000 barrels of

and doubled their pace

Issued by the City of San Antonio

In 1899 the United States Corps of Engineers was authorized to tackle the project

population statistics

The earliest counties in southeast Texas are shown

Indian & Military Reservations and Tribal Capitals

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Gladstone’s government

By the end of the 19th century

The Flag of Gonzales with Travis' Last Letter From the Alamo

The first Constitutional Convention met at Washington on the Brazos on March 1st

There is great detail in Old Mexico as well

Louisiana through Nacogdoches