Bayside Cannery

Historical marker location:

1300 Hope Street, Alviso, California

( Marker is on Hope Street near Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling north.)

ca. 1906. City of San Jose Capital of the Silicon Valley.

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.