This story is featured in the September/October issue of ETX View Magazine. The legacy of the oil industry runs deep in East Texas and continues today. An unforgettable discovery of a large oil field ...
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - Oct. 3 marks a big historical accomplishment here in East Texas. Ninety-five years ago from Friday, the Daisy Bradford No.3 was discovered in Joinerville. It was the first ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A trip to the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore is a trip back in time to the 1930s oil boom. “Oil was everywhere here,” said Olivia Moore, museum director. At the time of ...