Standard Oil Company of California - 100 Years ~ Bakersfield, California
Posted by: brwhiz
N 35° 23.595 W 119° 01.301
11S E 316392 N 3918531
This reconstruction of an early 20th-century oilfield end-pumping unit was erected by Chevron Oil to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Standard Oil Company of California
Waymark Code: WMJDRY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2013
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The Historical Marker next to the pumping unit reads:
Standard End Pumping Unit
This Standard end pumping unit was salvaged, rebuilt and erected by the Production Department, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., La Habra to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Standard Oil Company of California.
The unit is composed of original parts from the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. It is one of the few remaining handmade solid redwood units used during the early 1920’s.
Erected December 1979