Pawnee Rock

Historical marker location:

Pawnee Rock, Kansas

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 56 and SW 70th Road / County Line Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 56.)

Marker installed: 2012

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.