Historical Marker
Safeway Stores
Historical marker location:
201 4th Street, Oakland, California
( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north on 4th Street.)
Oakland Waterfront Warehouse District.
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.