Whitehouse Saloon

Historical marker location:

168 Butte Avenue, Randsburg, California

( Marker is on Butte Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1995

Dickinson's Saloon. 1895 Centennial 1995.

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.