“Spindletop Boomtown Museum celebrates the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont in 1901. The replica of the Gladys City Boomtown was created to maintain the city's bustling beginning. In the Spindletop Boomtown Museum, visitors can see re-enactments of life during the oil boom. Gladys City is available for full or semi-guided 90-minute tours for groups of 10 or more. For memorable events and anniversaries, the museum staff "blows the gusher" with a plume of water and provides a historical record and sound effects to simulate the discovery of oil at Spindletop.”
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