Historical Marker
California Road
Historical marker location:
10401 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, Kansas
( Marker is on Shawnee Mission Parkway near Melrose Lane, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2006
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.