Historical Marker
Jacob B. Ehrsam
Historical marker location:
Enterprise, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Factory Street (State Highway 43) and 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Factory Street.)
Marker installed: 1981
March 25, 1841 - March 8, 1924. In Memory Of.
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.