Historical Marker
The Altus Jackson County Well
Historical marker location:
101 N Main Street, Altus, Oklahoma
( Marker is on W Commerce Street west of N Main Street, on the left when traveling west.)
The first oil well in Oklahoma was drilled in 1897 in what is now Bartlesville. The discovery of oil in Oklahoma led to a boom in the state's economy, and it quickly became one of the largest oil-producing states in the country.