California Historical Landmark
Eight miles due west of this marker stood one of California's first commercial oil refineries. Between August 1864 and April 1867, approximately 4,000 gallons of illuminating oil produced there was shipped to San Francisco by the Buena Vista Petroleum Company. Refining operations terminated due to excessive transportation rates.| HM Number | HM1HH5 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 504 |
| Year Placed | 1954 |
| Placed By | Kern County Historical Society, Miocene Parlor No.228 N.D.G.W., The Petroleum Production Pioneers, and Kern County Museum. |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 7:04am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 257967 N 3920409 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 35.39770000, -119.66500000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 23.862', W 119° 39.9' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 23' 51.72" N, 119° 39' 54" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 661, 805 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Lokern Rd, McKittrick CA 93251, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments