Queensborough in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

1. Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA Marker

Side 1A

Inscription. Gas was first discovered in Caddo Parish in 1870 in a water well drilled for an ice plant located between Market and Edwards Streets in Shreveport. First leasing activity for oil was begun in 1904 by Judge S.C. Fullilove, D.C. Richardson and I.G. Hedrick. The Texas company, operating through an affiliate, Producers Oil Company, began exploration in Caddo in February 1905 and is credited with the first large oil wells. The first marine oil well in the United States was completed in Caddo Lake by the Gulf Refining Company in May, 1911. The earliest "manufacturing plant" in Caddo Parish was located at Gas Center near Shreveport, where the Purified Petroleum Products Company of Louisiana Ltd. began a patented process of treating gasoline and kerosene. This company developed into the Louisiana Oil Refining Company, Inc. in October, 1913. Earliest oil pipe line in this area was completed by Standard Oil Company of Louisiana to its Baton Rouge refinery in 1910.

Erected 1955 by Oil and Gas Committee of Shreveport / Chamber of Commerce / Oil Industry Information Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1905.

Location. 32° 28.722′ N, 93° 47.284′

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W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Queensborough. Marker can be reached from Pershing Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Grosjean Street. Located on the Louisiana State Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shreveport LA 71109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Louisiana State Exhibit Bldg. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mad Money (approx. 0.2 miles away); Star Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); St. Joseph's Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); First Shriners Hospital (approx. 1.8 miles away); World's First Shriners Hospital (approx. 1.8 miles away); Central School (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Paul's Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

2. Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA Marker

Side 1B
Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA
Caddo Lake Oil and Pipeline Company No. 1 Offenhauser
Located 694 ft. south and 629 ft. west from center of Sec 1 Twp 20N RNG 16W. Near Oil City completed March 28, 1905 at total depth 1556 ft. Drilled by Savage Bros. and Morrical. Drillers Jack Garrett and Walter D. George.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

3. Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA Marker

Side 1C
This monument has been erected as a tribute to the original oil and gas operators in this area and to the men who so ably contributed, by their efforts and talents, throughout the past fifty years of progress.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

4. Commemorating First Oil Well in Caddo Parish, LA Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.