The Bowerman Barn

Historical marker location:

Trinity Center, California

( Marker is on Guy Covington Drive, 1.1 miles south of Trinity Lake Boulevard (California Highway 3), 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.