Oil was discovered in Hill County, but in very insignificant quantities, on May 28, 1929, near Mount Calm, at a depth of 700 feet. The discovery of a major oilfield eluded Hill County at a time when other areas of the state received a much-needed economic boost from that resource.
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "HILL COUNTY," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/hch15.html (accessed February 5, 2006).
2 comments:
Willie,
This is just one of many pictures I have enjoyed. This rustic scene of days long past. Long before horizontal. If they had only known back then what we now know about the 'Barnett Shale'. WOW!
Dennis
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