# The Corsicana Oil Discovery of 1894 — Navarro County, Texas (First Commercial TX Oil)
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> The 1894 Corsicana water-well-turned-oil-well was the first commercial Texas oil discovery — predating the Spindletop Lucas Gusher by seven years. The J.S. Cullinan refinery built here later became Texaco.

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**Generated:** 2026-05-05 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Page Outline
- The Corsicana Oil Discovery of 1894 — Navarro County, Texas (The First Commercial TX Oil)
  - Discovery Facts
  - The Accidental Discovery
  - The Birth of the Texaco Lineage
  - Why the Corsicana Discovery Mattered
  - Modern Mineral-Owner Implications
  - Key Takeaways
  - Ready to Sell Your Mineral Rights?

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