Historical Marker
Seelye Mansion
Historical marker location:
1105 North Buckeye Avenue, Abilene, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Buckeye Avenue (State Highway 15) and 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Buckeye Avenue.)
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.