94th Annual Van Oil Festival

One of the most important events in Texas oil development and the history of Van occurred on October 14, 1929, when Pure Oil brought in the Jarman Discovery Well in Van.

Pure Oil Company was the first in the area to lease land for development. During WWII, the field produced enough crude oil to yield more than six million gallons of gasoline for the war effort.

The Van Field is still producing today, but at a much lesser extent.

The Oil Boom of 1929 brought as many changes to education as it did in the development of the town of Van.

Transition from a 5 room rural school to a complex worth several million dollars has not been easy, but our educators and local citizens have been up to the challenge

Community Development began with the Chamber of Commerce in December 1929 and a temporary form of City Government was…