At age 9, Thomas Gilcrease got 160 acres; 18 years later, it had 32 producing oil wells

In 1899, nine-year-old Thomas Gilcrease received a 160-acre land allotment in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered nearby, his property had 32 producing wells by 1917. The wealth…

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