"Dinkey Engine"

Historical marker location:

1001 South Front Street, Sterling, Colorado

( Marker is at the intersection of South Front Street and Factory Street (Colorado Highway 6) on South Front Street.)

In 1913, the city of Trinidad, Colorado, became the site of the first successful oil well-drilled west of the Mississippi River. The discovery led to a boom in oil production in the region, and Colorado became a major oil-producing state.