Limekiln Monorail

Historical marker location:

Paicines, California

( Marker is on Cienega Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.