Historical Marker
Rapps Saloon
Historical marker location:
1434 2nd Street, Santa Monica, California
( Marker is on 2nd Street north of Broadway, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1975
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.