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The oil and gas industry in Louisiana and Arkansas has played as great a role in the shaping of the destinies of those two states as any other factor. Here, in 325 contemporary photographs, many of them never before published, is an eyewitness record of the early years of that industry. The rich oil legacy of the region had been noticed centuries ago when the areas Indians used natural oil seeps as sources of medicinal oil for themselves and their animals. Non-Indians became aware of the presence of crude in the early 1800s, and by 1860 several petroleum-rich sites had been located in Louisiana. In 1901, W. Scott Heywoods discovery of the huge Jennings Oil Field thrust Louisiana to the forefront in American oil production. Other discoveries in Louisiana followed rapidly; Caddo Lake, Homor, Cotton Valley, the tremendous Monroe gas field, and many smaller pools contributed their share to the great flood of oil and gas from the state. Eventually the search for crude crossed the state boundary into southern Arkansas, and a new boom began there in the 1920s. Though a small portion of that state was involved with the industry, the volume of oil from El Dorado, Smackover, and other fields

Author

Franks, Kenny Arthur, 1945-; Lambert, Paul F

Publisher

Texas A & M University Press

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780890961346

Subjects

Economics, Management, History