TxDOT and the Hidalgo County Historical Commission held an unveiling ceremony on Sept. 19, 2024, for a new historical marker between La Joya and Sullivan City, near the site of Hidalgo County’s first oil well.
The marker is situated on westbound US Business 83, approximately one mile east of the US 83 Relief Route connectors, in Sullivan City.
The original marker placed near this location was removed when construction began on the US 83 Relief Route.
Hidalgo County’s long relationship with the oil and gas industry began near this site when the John M. Lawrence No. 1 oil well was brought in on September 18, 1934, by veteran driller Otto C. Woods, working on behalf of Heep Oil of Houston. Drilling commenced March 13, 1935.
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