Barlow Sanitorium

Historical marker location:

2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, California

( Marker is on Stadium Way, 0.8 miles north of California Route 110, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.