Union Pacific Engine No. 460

Historical marker location:

Marysville, Kansas

( Marker is at the intersection of 10th Street (U.S. 77) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on 10th 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.