EPISODE · Jan 25, 2021 · 1 MIN
This Week In Illinois History: The Illinois Oil Boom Begins (Jan. 27, 1937)
from This Week in Illinois History · host Clint Cargile
They call it black gold. Texas tea. But Texas wasn’t the only state to dominate America’s oil industry. Illinois was once one of the highest oil-producing states in the country, and, for a time, the world.
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They call it black gold. Texas tea. But Texas wasn’t the only state to dominate America’s oil industry. Illinois was once one of the highest oil-producing states in the country, and, for a time, the world.
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This Week In Illinois History: The Illinois Oil Boom Begins (Jan. 27, 1937)
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