What is the name of the gusher that demonstrated a huge oil field lay underneath Beaumont in 1901?
Gulf Oil Gusher
Texas Tea Gusher
Spindletop Gusher
Black Gold Gusher
Answer
The Spindletop gusher in 1901 demonstrated that a huge oil field lay underneath and adjacent to Beaumont. This led to the rapid development of the area as one of the country's major petrochemical refining areas.
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