Skippy Peanut Butter

Historical marker location:

1916 Webster Street, Alameda, California

( Marker is on Webster Street north of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Site of the Former Rosefield Packing Company.

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.