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Black Gold: A History of Texas Oil Boomtowns

The home of our traveling oil exhibit

 

Some curriculum ideas are posted below.  If you would like to contribute additional material to the effort, please contact hcozart@rangercollege.edu.  Improvements and ideas are always welcome.  We are especially looking for high school material.

 

Image of the Spindletop Oil field one year after discovery. It is cluttered with wells

 

 

Worksheets

These worksheets cover a lot of territory and can be easily adapted for any grade.  Many of them are discussion-oriented so there is not really a correct answer, but you can email library@rangercollege.edu for guidance on things students could focus on.

Puzzles

Please contact library@rangercollege.edu for answer sheets.

Please contact us at 254-647-1414 or library@rangercollege.edu.