Historical Marker
Waconda Springs
Historical marker location:
Cawker City, Kansas
( Marker is on Wisconsin Street (U.S. 24) 2.3 miles east of Ash Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.