Joinerville in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford
East Texas Oil Field Discovery Well
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017
1. The Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford Marker
Joiner's 2 early efforts failed-- one with a jammed bit, one with the drill pipe stuck. The rig was next skidded 300' down slope. "This is as good a place as any," said Laster. Then on May 8, 1929, Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford was spudded in. Equipment consisted of an old rotary rig powered by a single-cylinder engine; one 45 hp boiler; one old cotton gin boiler fired with soggy oak and pine chunks by roustabout Dan Tanner. The depression was on, and money scarce. The crew often went without pay. Joiner sacrificed much of his 10,000 acre block of leases. Finally, on Sept. 5, 1930, a drill stem logged at 3536' into the Woodbine Formation showed oil. A better rig had to be brought in. On Oct. 3, 1930, the well blew in and oil went over the crown block. The boom was on.
Cars were bumper-to-bumper on all access roads. Derricks rose in all directions. In its first 30 years, this great field produced more than 3.5 billion barrels of oil. It now covers some 200 square miles-- the largest in the world.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Natural Resources. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1930.
Location. 32° 10.706′ N, 94° 55.36′ W. Marker is in Joinerville, Texas, in Rusk County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 64 and County Road 4148, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64. Located at a highway picnic area that has picnic tables built with a oil derrick motif. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henderson TX 75652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Well in the East Texas Oil Field (a few steps from this marker); Commemorating The Daisy Bradford #3 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gaston Public School Complex (approx. 1.8 miles away); Captain Robert W. Smith (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pleasant Hill Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); George W. Burton (approx. 3.3 miles away); London Baptist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Joinerville.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Daisy Bradford No. 3. (Submitted on July 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017
2. The Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,198 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
