Black Gold - Texas Treasure LbNA #37845 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Boots Tex  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 1, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Bastrop |
| County: | Bastrop |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Mosaic Butterfly |
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| Last found: | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFa |
| Last edited: | Mar 1, 2008 |
**Reported Missing**
Black Gold…..oil, that is…..Texas Tea. Whatever you call it, oil is literally a Texas treasure. The modern oil industry was born on a hill in southeastern Texas. This hill was formed by a giant underground dome of salt as it moved slowly towards the surface. As it crept, it pushed the earth that was in its path higher and higher. This dome was known by several names, but the one that stuck was "Spindletop". Through the later half of the 19th century, Pennsylvania had been the most oil-productive state in the country. All that changed on January 10th, 1901. Native American Indians in the area had been aware of oil seeps for centuries, and used this tar they found at the surface to treat a variety of ailments. Some would even drink the stuff in hopes that it could cure digestive problems. In 1543, Spanish explorers discovered that black, sticky tar found washed up on the beaches along the Texas coast could be used to waterproof their boots. When the gusher called Spindletop came in, the Texas oil industry never looked back. Soon the landscape was dominated by oil derricks, then by those nodding machines called Pump Jacks. Hardly a Texan anywhere isn’t touched in some way by that wonderful, smelly stuff that we call Black Gold.
Directions: From Bastrop, go west on Hwy 21 for about 1 mile. Turn left on FM 352 (look for Park sign) and go to entrance on the right. Turn in and pay fee at entry booth. At road junction, go straigt toward boat ramp area. Continue past boat area to the end of the road near the cabins. Circle around and park (you should see trail head left of the end of the cabins as you pass).
Directions:
From Bastrop, go west on Highway 21 for about 1 mile. Turn left on FM 352 (look for Park sign) and go to entrance on the right. Turn in and pary fee at entry booth. At road junction, go straight toward boat ramp area. Continue past boat dock area to the end of the road near the cabins. Circle around and park.
To the Letterbox:
Walk to the trail entry for "Fisherman's Trail: Go through. You will pass a wooden railed stream crossing. At trail junction, go right. Take 45 steps and look for a cedar tree on the left about 10 steps off the trail. The box is at the base of this tree in the back, covered with rocks. Please re-pile rocks on top when you're done. Thanks.
Black Gold…..oil, that is…..Texas Tea. Whatever you call it, oil is literally a Texas treasure. The modern oil industry was born on a hill in southeastern Texas. This hill was formed by a giant underground dome of salt as it moved slowly towards the surface. As it crept, it pushed the earth that was in its path higher and higher. This dome was known by several names, but the one that stuck was "Spindletop". Through the later half of the 19th century, Pennsylvania had been the most oil-productive state in the country. All that changed on January 10th, 1901. Native American Indians in the area had been aware of oil seeps for centuries, and used this tar they found at the surface to treat a variety of ailments. Some would even drink the stuff in hopes that it could cure digestive problems. In 1543, Spanish explorers discovered that black, sticky tar found washed up on the beaches along the Texas coast could be used to waterproof their boots. When the gusher called Spindletop came in, the Texas oil industry never looked back. Soon the landscape was dominated by oil derricks, then by those nodding machines called Pump Jacks. Hardly a Texan anywhere isn’t touched in some way by that wonderful, smelly stuff that we call Black Gold.
Directions: From Bastrop, go west on Hwy 21 for about 1 mile. Turn left on FM 352 (look for Park sign) and go to entrance on the right. Turn in and pay fee at entry booth. At road junction, go straigt toward boat ramp area. Continue past boat area to the end of the road near the cabins. Circle around and park (you should see trail head left of the end of the cabins as you pass).
Directions:
From Bastrop, go west on Highway 21 for about 1 mile. Turn left on FM 352 (look for Park sign) and go to entrance on the right. Turn in and pary fee at entry booth. At road junction, go straight toward boat ramp area. Continue past boat dock area to the end of the road near the cabins. Circle around and park.
To the Letterbox:
Walk to the trail entry for "Fisherman's Trail: Go through. You will pass a wooden railed stream crossing. At trail junction, go right. Take 45 steps and look for a cedar tree on the left about 10 steps off the trail. The box is at the base of this tree in the back, covered with rocks. Please re-pile rocks on top when you're done. Thanks.