Farming the Upper Oso Lease

Historical marker location:

Mission Viejo, California

( Marker is on Alicia Parkway, on the right when traveling west.)

The Milo B. Stevens Family.

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.