The modification to the environment resulted from "the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont."
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"All of a sudden, a chunk of mud came out of the six-inch hold with an explosion just like a canon (cannon) popping off." --Al Hamill, Beaumont, Texas, January 10, 1901
What modification to the environment resulted from Hamill's description?
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completion of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway outside of Houston
completion of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway outside of Houston
construction of the first oil derrick in Corsicana
construction of the first oil derrick in Corsicana
construction of a dam by the LCRA on the lower Colorado River
construction of a dam by the LCRA on the lower Colorado River
the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont
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