The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry
West of the Mississippi River, in
this well, drilled by H. G. Johnston,
E. H. Akin, and Charles Rittersbacher
under contract for a water well
for the city of Corsicans in
1894, the first oil in commercial
quantities in the mid-continent
area was discovered at 1035 feet.
Marker can be reached from 400 Block S 12th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
