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The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry

Corsicana, Navarro County

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.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description In Petroleum Industry Park, 400 Blk of S 12th St
Marker # 11622
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code oil/petroleum topics
Latitude, Longitude 32.087757, -96.465278

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