The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 05.370 W 096° 27.848
14S E 739327 N 3553170
A 1936 Texas Centennial Marker is under a historic oil derrick in Corsicana's Petroleum Industry Park, providing some information about this site's being the birthplace of the oil industry west of the Mississippi River.
Waymark Code: WM10B06
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 11622

Marker Text:
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 Corsicana in 1894. The first oil in commercial quantities in the mid-continent area was discovered at 1035 feet.

Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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