First, what created the oil in Texas? Most of us have learned that it came from the pressurized remains of once living creatures. However, why did animals die here? This area is known as the Permian Basin. It was a swamp millions of years ago and was eventually flooded with water. The animals and plants that were there were covered in water. After it was completely covered with water, sediments covered the rotting peat a

This site was important for historical documentation of how the oil boom effected the people of the towns where oil was found.

Other than changing the people's lives, it changed the industry. With abundance in wealth, many new commodities came to Texas. Cars came with the oil, and lamps and lights and heating too. One of the more important things the wealth and oil caused was the building of railroads. This allowed better travel and communication with the north. They were already in place before the oil boom, but this helped them widen their range. This allowed more cattle to be transported to the northern market. This helped Texas become even richer. Although the Texas oil boom changed Texas forever, it's not over yet. Even today, people continue to get wealthy from Texas oil reserves. Also, Texas would not be were it is today if we had not struck oil so long ago. This was also what gave Texas its recognition as a large part of the United States. It's all because of the Texa

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