National Register of Historic Places
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field is a historic place in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000212.
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Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
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About this place
What is Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field?
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oilfield, located about seven miles (11 km) west of Newhall, California, in the Santa Susana Mountains, was the first commercially successful oil well in the Western United States and is considered the birthplace of California's oil industry. Drilled in 1876, it turned nearby Newhall into a boomtown and also spawned a smaller boomtown called Mentryville adjacent to the drilling site. Well No. 4 continued in operation for 114 years until it was capped in 1990. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966, and the Mentryville ghost town is now open to the public as a historic park.
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Listing details
- Name
- Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
- City
- San Fernando
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Listed on the National Register
- November 13, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000212
- Resource type
- district
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 34.37011, -118.63203
When was Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field listed on the National Register?
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966.
Where is Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field located?
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field is located in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California at approximately 34.37011, -118.63203. See the map above.
Is Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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