Live Oak Cemetery

Historical marker location:

1076 Deer Oak Place, Concord, California

( Marker is on Deer Oak Place near Pebble Glen Drive, in the median.)

Marker installed: 1999

Founded 1865.

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.