442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial

Historical marker location:

10570 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, California

( Memorial can be reached from Skyline Boulevard, ½ mile north of Joaquin Miller Road.)

Marker installed: 1992

California was the site of the nation's first successful oil well in 1892. The well was drilled in the city of Los Angeles and produced about 25 barrels of oil a day. Today, California remains a major oil-producing state.