Kennedy Mine

Historical marker location:

1105 North Main Street, Jackson, California

( Marker is on North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2004

Argonaut-Muldoon.

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.