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On South Kerley Avenue at Savage Street, on the right on South Kerley Avenue.
Formally known as the town of Ananias, Oil City was founded as a whistle stop along the Kansas City Southern Railroad.
Early on, most settlers were fishermen, trappers, and farmers. Others took part in the timber industry, and another group . . . — — Map (db m170202) HM
On Williamson Parkway, 0.2 miles west of State Route 1, on the left when traveling west.
Before white men came to the area, North Caddo was the rich forestland of the Kadohadacho, or Caddo, Indians. In 1904, the first oil well in North Louisiana was drilled. The resulting "Oil Rush" brought hysteria to the once peaceful and serene . . . — — Map (db m169807) HM
On State Highway 1 at Williamson Parkway, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 1.
The world’s first over water oil well was completed in Caddo Lake in 1911. The Ferry Lake No. 1 was erected by Gulf Refining Co. The well bottomed at 2,185 feet and produced 450 barrels per day. — — Map (db m87158) HM
On Williamson Parkway west of State Highway 1, on the left when traveling west.
Blues singer from Mooringsport, La. (1888-1949). He played 12 string guitar on Shreveport’s Fannin St., sang his way out of prison, and became a folk hero with songs like “Goodnight Irene,” “Bourgeois Blues,” and “Midnight Special.” — — Map (db m139521) HM
Near S. Land Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Savage Street, on the right when traveling north.
In the early 1900's this was a small logging community known as Ananies. In 1906, the first discovery oil well in the field, the Savage No. 1, was brought in. Around 1908 the name of the town was changed to Oil City, by 1910 the population had . . . — — Map (db m87161) HM
On South Land Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Savage Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built 1910 at Trees, Louisiana. Moved to present site in 1983. Both Trees and Oil City are intimately associated with the oil boom of the early 1900s. Trees City was founded in 1909 by Trees Oil Company. Listed in National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m169898) HM
