South Berkeley Bank

Historical marker location:

3286 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Adeline Street and Alcatraz Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Adeline Street.)

Marker installed: 2007

Wells Fargo Bank, South Berkeley Branch. John Galen Howard, Architect, 1906.

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.