Historical Marker

Murray Burleson Home

Historical marker location:
207 E. 8th St., Smithville, Texas
( 207 E. 8th St., Smithville)
Marker installed: 1962

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The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.
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