Anthony Francis Lucas

Anthony Francis Lucas (September 9, 1855–September 2 1921) was responsible for the first successful oil well at the Spindletop oil field in Southeast Texas, which made Beaumont, Texas one of the first oil boomtowns.

Heritage

Lucas died in Washington, D.C. on September 2, 1921. As to his nationality, he is often mistakenly described as Austrian, sometimes even as the Italian born in Trieste. On his grave in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. he is said to be of Illyric origin, what was once standard name for Croatian.

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Washington, D.C. - September 2 - 1921 - Nationality - Austrian - Italian - Trieste - Rock Creek Cemetery - Illyric - Origin - Croatian

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In 1936 the American Institute for Geological and Metallurgical Investigations founded the Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal prize for development in the area of oil exploration. The museum with granite obelisk was built to honor the explorer. Related inscription states that his discovery revolutionized industry and transport, changed lives of people in the whole world. As the true pioneer of oil mining, Anthony F. Lucas is with among 200 most deserving Americans in the course of country's entire history.

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1936 - American Institute for Geological and Metallurgical Investigations - Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal - Obelisk - Explorer - Pioneer - History

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