Studies Weekly Week 26 Articles 1 and 2

Near which city was oil discovered in 1898?

• Beaumont

• Galveston

• Corsicana

• Houstong

Where did Higgins strike oil in 1901?

• Cochran

• Melrose

• Hockley

• Spindletop

3. Which Texas city grew to over 40,000 people by 1920?

• Beaumont

• Corsicana

• Galveston

• Houston

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When was the first railroad line completed in Texas?

• 1836

• 1870

• 1854

• 1899

How many commercial airports are located in Texas?

• 100

• 300

• 230

• 393

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Katherine Stinson

• Benjamin Foulois

• Alexander Graham Bell