Sunniland Oil Field
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sfwife
N 26° 16.934 W 081° 20.593
17R E 465734 N 2906985
Off the beaten path
Waymark Code: WM550H
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2008
Views: 41
This marker is on a dirt road off of Rte. 29 and can't be seen from that route. The text of the marker:
The first commercial oil well in Florida, located just east of this site, was drilled in 1943 by Humble Oil and Refining Company. The discovery of oil at a depth of over 11,500 feet proved that there was oil in Florida. Seventeen wells were subsequently drilled near here. Sunniland was the state's only commercial oil field until 1964 although there had been extensive drilling since 1900. A vision of Barron Gift Collier was thus fulfilled.
Marker Number: F-188
Date: 1971
County: Collier
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Collier County Historical Society and the Collier County Historical Commission in Cooperation with Dept. of State
Website: Not listed
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