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08-06-2015, 10:23 PM | #1 | |||
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August 7th, 2015: Boomtown
Up in the Texas panhandle, on the 6666 Ranch of S.B. Burnett they struck oil in 1921, but it turned out to be a poor quality well. They were probably looking for water. Years later three men, Willis, Trigg, and Lewis, built a $25,000 rotary drill rig that could put a six inch hole through solid rock. A big gamble but in 1926 it paid off, big time. This picture was taken in March, shortly after that strike.
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....................... Boomtown After that, like so many gold camps and oil strikes, lots of single men with money attracted all sorts of vice, and Borger became a den of iniquity. It got so bad the Governor sent Texas Rangers and eventually troops. But it was still rough, for instance.. Quote:
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08-07-2015, 04:07 AM | #2 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
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Ah, the good old days, a time when you didn't have to look at WANTED posters in the post office because the Wanted men were actually right there.
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08-13-2015, 10:10 AM | #3 |
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Another Texas boomtown, around 1920, was Desdemona, 90 miles southwest of Dallas/Fort Worth.
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