Historical Marker
First Santa Fe Pack Train
Historical marker location:
303 West Main Street, Council Grove, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Mission Street and Main Street (U.S. 56), on the right when traveling south on Mission Street.)
1821 - 1921.
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.