Libby, McNeill and Libby Cannery

Historical marker location:

1326 East Front Street, Selma, California

( Marker is on East Front Street, 0.2 miles west of Park Street, on the left.)

Marker installed: 2011

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.