The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry
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.
32.0895° N, 96.4641° W
Where to Find It
In Petroleum Industry Park, 400 Blk of S 12th St
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S Old Welding Shop of H. C. Nicol Corsicana
- 0.1 mi W Collin Street Bakery Corsicana
- 0.2 mi NE Capt. Charles Henry Allyn Corsicana
- 0.2 mi N Early Texas Natural Gas Pipelines Corsicana
- 0.2 mi N Henry G. Damon Corsicana
- 0.2 mi NW Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D. Corsicana