Kilgore, Texas
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Kilgore, Texas is a small East Texas city historically known for its role in the East Texas Oil Field boom and its iconic oil derricks.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
430
ⓘ
903 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Gregg County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rusk County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | small city population size ⓘ |
| economy |
education
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ oil and gas industry ⓘ |
| feature | iconic skyline of oil derricks ⓘ |
| foundedAs | railroad town ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
East Texas Oil Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World’s Richest Acre Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Kilgore Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Kilgore College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Kilgore Rangerette Revels (associated performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Downtown Kilgore historic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformingArtsGroup | Kilgore College Rangerettes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | cluster of downtown oil derricks ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | rapid growth during 1930s oil boom ⓘ |
| isPartOf | East Texas region of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
East Texas Oil Field boom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic downtown oil derricks ⓘ oil derricks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregg County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusk County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Longview, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Constantine Buckley Kilgore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Texas Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode |
75662
ⓘ
75663 ⓘ |
| region | Gregg County metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
Interstate 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 259 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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