“Spindletop Boomtown Museum commemorates the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in 1901. The replica of the Gladys City Boomtown was created to preserve the city's bustling beginnings, which include a post office, saloon, general store, livery, working print shop, and working replica gusher. The museum takes visitors back in time to experience what life was like on the hill for the workers, the dealmakers, and the families who called this area home during the early 20th-century boom days. On occasion, you can also see reenactments of life during the oil boom at Spindletop Boomtown Museum. Spindletop Boomtown Museum offers full or semi-guided 90-minute tours for groups of 10 or more. For special occasions and anniversaries, the museum staff “blows the gusher” with a plume of water and provides a historical narrative and sound effects to simulate the discovery of oil at Spindletop.”
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