Historical Marker
Ben Grimsley Arches
Historical marker location:
312 Finnup Drive, Garden City, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and Finnup Drive, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street.)
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.