Historical Marker
Roberto Suñol Adobe
Historical marker location:
770 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, California
( Marker is on Lincoln Avenue south of Sinclair Freeway (California Highway 280), on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1977
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.