Historical Marker
Red Light Saloon / Chisholm Trail
Historical marker location:
24 North Main Street, Caldwell, Kansas
( Marker is on North Main Street (State Highway 49) south of East Avenue A, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1993
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.