Midway Sunset Oilfield
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brwhiz
N 35° 07.982 W 119° 26.834
11S E 277024 N 3890537
This historical sign is mounted on an exterior wall of a building in the West Kern Oil Museum.
Waymark Code: WMJF81
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2013
Views: 5
Midway Sunset Oilfield
Established 1890
You are in a part of the historic
Midway Sunset Oilfield.
1n 1990 this 100 year old giant
oilfield was again the top oil producer
in the lower 48 states.
In 2003 Midway Sunset & the Westside
Oil Fields produced one half of
the oil in the state of California.
Group that erected the marker: West Kern Oil Museum
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
West Kern Oil Museum
1168 Wood Street
Taft, California
93268
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