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Description: History of Texaco at Port Arthur, Port Neches, Spindletop, and Sour Lake
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Texaco’s Port Arthur Works A Legacy of Spindletop and Sour Lake by Elton N. Gish
Web Site was Updated on March 15, 2023. Book is AVAILABLE!!!
This hardbound book details the 100 year history (1903 to 2003) of Texaco’s Port Arthur refinery, Port Arthur Terminal, and Port Neches refinery. It contains 408 pages with more than 1200 photographs that show every aspect of running a refinery. Many of the photos have not been seen in over 60 years! Would you believe there was a man-operated monorail as early as 1918? More than 25,000 negatives and original photographs were searched and only the best were selected for this incredible book.
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