Deacon's Disciples

Historical marker location:

Great Bend, Kansas

( Memorial is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

58th BW 444th BG 678th BS.

The first successful oil well west of the Mississippi was drilled in 1860 in Neodesha, Kansas, which led to the state becoming a major oil producer in the early 20th century.