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The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry |
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Corsicana,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 5' 15.92351999988",
-96° 27' 54.99978000012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
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.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry Historical Marker Location Map, Corsicana, Texas
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