Production centered on the new town of Drumright, and Cushing became a refining center. The city became a center for exploration of and production from nearby oil fields and also a refining center, when Consumers Oil Company opened a refinery in 1913. Other wells were soon drilled nearby, and the oil field became known as the Cushing-Drumright Oil Field. Slick started an oil boom on March 17, 1912, when he brought in a gusher east of Cushing. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway added service on its own line built in 1903. In 1902, the Eastern Oklahoma Railway line to Cushing was built. The town got a post office on November 10, 1891, and was named for Marshall Cushing, private secretary to U.S.
With the Land Run of 1891, a former government trader for the tribe, Billy Rae Little, built a house, established his claim, and laid out town lots. The area that became Cushing was part of the Sac and Fox Reservation. Today, Cushing is a major trading hub for crude oil and a price settlement point for West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange and is known as the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World." Postmaster General John Wanamaker.Ī 1912 oil boom led to the city's development as a refining center, with over 50 refineries operating in Cushing over its history. It was named for Marshall Cushing, private secretary to U.S. Cushing was established after the Land Run of 1891 by William "Billy Rae" Little. The population was 7,826 at the time of the 2010 census, a decline of 6.5% since 8,371 in 2000. Cushing ( Meskwaki: Koshineki, Iowa-Oto: Amína P^óp^oye Chína, meaning: "Soft-seat town" ) is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States.
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