Texas Firsts  


Texas' first town has a rich history that includes the state's introduction to forward-thinking technological innovations, including:

First Ceiling Fans
In a downtown drugstore, fan blades turned by a mule drawn treadmill outside

First Oil Well
Drilled in 1866 in Nacogdoches County

First Oil Field
Located near Oil Springs in Nacogdoches County

First Pipeline
Delivered oil from well sites to storage tanks

First Steel Storage Tanks
Oil Springs in Nacogdoches County

First Two-Story Building
Old Stone House, circa 1779

First Newspaper
Set type in 1813

First Wine Cellar
Found in the Sterne-Hoya Home

First District Court Session
Held in the Old Stone Fort


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