Historical Marker
Kress Building
Historical marker location:
702 Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Commercial Street (State Highway 99) and 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Commercial 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.