Texon: Legacy of an Oil Town

by James A. Wilson and Jane Spraggins Wilson

Book Overview

From 1924 to 1962, Texon was a model company oil town in Reagan County, Texas. Pittsburgh-based Big Lake Oil Company developed the town site next to the Big Lake Oil Field and Santa Rita No. 1, the discovery well on University of Texas lands in the Permian Basin. Pres. Levi Smith ensured that company employees and their families enjoyed comfortable housing and community amenities, including a grade school, hospital, nondenominational church, theater,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738579904
• ISBN13: 9780738579900
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"