Saturday, August 20, 2016

Corsicana, Texas, Petroleum Park, Navarro Pecan Company, and The Collin Street Bakery

Corsicana, Texas

The birth place of Oil in Texas.
First stop,
Petroleum Park:
 Petroleum Park
 Oil Rig

 Elder and Sister Gibson

 This pipe denotes the location of the first commercial oil discovery in Texas


 This pipe is the water well that was drilled that led to the discovery of oil


 "Cooper"
Double Drum Pulling Unit




 Old Wooden Jail




 Magnolia Cannon
Oil Fields, Corsicana Texas
Oil Field






 Grand Liberty Flag
 Home of the Navarro Pecan Company

yummy pecan's 

The Navarro Pecan Company

Collins Street Bakery 


The Collin Street Bakery founded in 1896 Corsicana, Texas

 The famous Fruit Cake DeLuxe 



Early ads advertising the DeLuxe Fruit Cake

 Pecan Pie in Tin 
Fruit Cake in 100 year celebration Tin



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