Historical Marker
Rendezvous on the Trail
Historical marker location:
Council Grove, Kansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Union Street (State Highway 177) and Main Street (U.S. 56), on the right when traveling north on Union 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.