Coalinga in Fresno County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

1911 Boiler

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 22, 2013

1. 1911 Boiler Marker

Inscription. This boiler used to sit in the Claremont Oil Lease, known as Section 24-D. The boiler was used to create steam to inject into the ground to make the pumping of crude oil easier. In the early 1960s the boiler was moved onto the Polvadero Lease to be used as an after burner. This was to burn excess gas being released from the nearby gas plant.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the many who helped with the project.
The Lynch Family • Baker Museum • Claremont Custody Center • Pacific Gas and Electric • Harris Feeding Company • American Stamp Company • Cub Scout Pack 10 • Assemblyman Dean Florez • Pleasant Valley State Prison • City of Coalinga • Chevron USA • K. Bud’s Welding • Wild Electric Company • Rita Scrivner • Coalinga Hardware • Butch Wright

The Coalinga Lions Club
Dated September 11, 1999

Erected 1999 by Coalinga Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1739.

Location. 36° 8.203′ N, 120° 21.35′ W. Marker is in Coalinga, California, in Fresno County. It can be reached from East Polk Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 East Polk Street, Coalinga CA 93210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coalinga’s First School (a few steps from this marker); Coalinga School (within shouting distance of this marker); Coalinga’s First Rail Station – 1891 (approx. ¼ mile away); Coalinga’s Notorious Whiskey Row “1909” (approx. ¼ mile away); A.P. May Inc. (approx. ¼ mile away); Sullivan Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Fredrick Tibbits and Louis O’Neill (approx. ¼ mile away); Bordagaray’s (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coalinga.

More about this marker. This marker is located in Lynch Family Park formed by the intersections of East Polk Street, South 5th Street and East Ivy Avenue.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 22, 2013

2. 1911 Boiler Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 22, 2013

3. 1911 Boiler

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.