Celebrating 175 Years: The Eagle Ford

As we near the end of articles for the celebration of 175 years of the existence of Yorktown, Texas I muse over the last few years. The 21st Century found DeWitt County and the Yorktown area one of a totally new “look”. DeWitt County is above the Edwards Reef Trend in South Texas. Suddenly, it seemed the area was alight with oil drilling rigs and oil/gas storage areas becoming a norm. Natural gas…