| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 822 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Commission has approved a new |
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| 6 | 6 | | historical marker commemorating the history of the Pure Oil Company |
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| 7 | 7 | | Camp near Van; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Researched by members of the Van Zandt County |
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| 9 | 9 | | Historical Commission and sponsored by the Van Area Oil and |
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| 10 | 10 | | Historical Museum, the new marker tells an important part of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | story of the rich Van oil field during the 1930s and 1940s; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, After oil was discovered in Van in 1929, the Pure Oil |
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| 13 | 13 | | Company set up a headquarters camp to serve as a storage and |
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| 14 | 14 | | distribution center for machinery, equipment, and supplies and as a |
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| 15 | 15 | | centralized location for the field's management; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The camp also featured a geological laboratory that |
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| 17 | 17 | | collected core samples from every well drilled in the Van field; the |
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| 18 | 18 | | careful planning and efficiency of the camp drew admiring visitors |
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| 19 | 19 | | from around the world; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, During World War II, the Pure Oil Company Camp's |
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| 21 | 21 | | management of the Van field helped produce enough crude oil to |
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| 22 | 22 | | manufacture more than six hundred million gallons of gasoline; 80 |
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| 23 | 23 | | years later, the field is still productive; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The approval of an official Texas Historical Marker |
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| 25 | 25 | | to note the Pure Oil Company Camp's unique role in Texas history |
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| 26 | 26 | | serves as an excellent opportunity to celebrate the 80th |
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| 27 | 27 | | anniversary of the discovery of the Van oil field and of this |
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| 28 | 28 | | colorful region of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the approval of a new historical |
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| 31 | 31 | | marker for the Pure Oil Company Camp in Van by the Texas Historical |
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| 32 | 32 | | Commission and congratulate the Van Zandt County Historical |
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| 33 | 33 | | Commission and the Van Area Oil and Historical Museum on their |
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| 34 | 34 | | efforts to win approval for the marker. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Flynn |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 822 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 39 | 39 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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