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Spindletop, ship channel fueled Texas as energy capital Danny King, Correspondent FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 A street of oil derricks at Spindletop, three miles from Beaumont, Texas, on Dec. 23, 1941. The modern petroleum industry was born on January 10, 1901 when the Lucas Gusher, Spindletop No. 1, made the world oil-conscious and started exploration on a grand scale.AP / APShow MoreShow Less 2of11 3of11 Derricks in landscape view Spindletop Oil Field.TEXAS ENERGY MUSEUM, SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS-NEWSShow MoreShow Less 4of11 Port of Houston dedication, Nov. 10, 1914 Sue Campbell, daughter of Mayor Ben Campbell, christened the Ship Channel with a floral wreath and said, “Hither shall come the ships of all nations and find a hearty welcome.”Port of HoustonShow MoreShow Less ....