C.L. Greeno Co.

Historical marker location:

255 Fourth Street, Oakland, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Fourth Street and Alice Street, on the left when traveling north on Fourth 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.