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Spindletop Boomtown Museum
A recreated oil-boom setting that explains the 1901 Spindletop discovery and the people who lived around it.
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What to Know
Spindletop Boomtown Museum explores the world created by the Lucas Gusher of January 10, 1901. Its focus goes beyond drilling machinery to the workers, businesspeople, and families drawn into the early Texas oil boom. Plan this as a history outing on Lamar University's museum grounds. The museum lists admission charges and a last-admission cutoff before closing; arriving near the end of the day can leave too little time. Check current operating days, holiday closures, and any demonstration schedule before setting out.
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Address5550 Jimmy Simmons Boulevard, Beaumont, TX 77705, Beaumont
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