Historical Marker
El Capitan
Historical marker location:
Dodge City, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Wyatt Earp Boulevard and 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Wyatt Earp Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1980
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.