Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

Historical marker location:

56001 Ca-41, Fish Camp, California

( Marker can be reached from State Highway 41 south of Kane Ranch Road.)

Marker installed: 1987

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.