| Marker Number |
11622 |
| Atlas Number |
5349011622 |
| Marker Title |
The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry |
| Index Entry |
Petroleum Industry |
| Address |
|
| City |
Corsicana |
| County |
Navarro |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
739224 |
| UTM Northing |
3552975 |
| Subject Codes |
oil/petroleum topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
In Petroleum Industry Park, 400 Blk of S 12th St |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| 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. |
