Dana Point's Early Years

Historical marker location:

Dana Point, California

( Marker is on Pacific Coast Highway (California Route 1) west of Doheny Park Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Life Before the Highway.

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.