El Dorado in Butler County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Pole Trailer

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Pole Trailer Marker

Inscription.
Manufactured by the Spencer Trailer Company in Augusta, Kansas. This was used to haul tubing (the narrow pipe located on the trailer) or casing (wider pipe). Tubing and casing is the various pipe that is used inside the hole.

Donated by: Harvey Holden

Erected by Kansas Oil Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 37° 49.012′ N, 96° 50.706′ W. Marker is in El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County. It can be reached from East Central Avenue. Marker is in the fenced outdoor Kansas Oil Museum exhibit area of the Butler County History Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 383 East Central Avenue (U.S 54), El Dorado KS 67042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas, in the Flint Hills,

and in Greater Wichita.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Model K Star Spudder (a few steps from this marker); Tool Rack (a few steps from this marker); Steel Oil Derrick / 1930's Cable-Tool Drilling Rig (a few steps from this marker); Oil Field Lease House (a few steps from this marker); Star Drilling Machine (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas Oil Museum

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Cable Tool Drilling Rig (within shouting distance of this marker); The Central Power Unit (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Dorado.

Pole Trailer and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

2. Pole Trailer and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.