Castaways Park

Historical marker location:

700 Dover Dr, Newport Beach, California

( Marker can be reached from Dover Drive just south of Cliff Drive, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1998

Newport Landing - 1870s.

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.