Mission Hospice

Historical marker location:

22 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, California

( Marker is on El Camino Real (Highway 82) south of Baywood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

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.