Hendrick Arnold

Historical marker location:

Straus-Medina Road, San Antonio, Texas

( Straus-Medina Ranch, Arnold Cemetery)

Marker installed: 1936

Participated in the capture of Bexar, December 5 to 10 1835 - - - Born in Kentucky 1804 - Died November 9, 1849

Erected by the State of Texas 1936.

The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.