Swisher County Archives & Museum Association
127 SW 2nd Street, Tulia Texas 79088(806) 995-2819
Open: Open Tue.,Wed.,Thurs. 9a.m.– 11a.m and 12 noon - 4 p.m. Other times by Appointment.
Established: 1965
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Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.