Historical Marker
Jeffrey Leonard
Historical marker location:
San Francisco, California
( Marker is on King Street north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2008
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.
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.