Historical Markers in Oil City, Louisiana

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Historical Markers in Oil City, Louisiana

1 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — Boom or Bust Byway — 1969 Louisana State Oil & Gas Museum — Oil City, Louisiana —

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

2 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — Caddo Lake —

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

3 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — First Over Water Oil Well —

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

4 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — 340 — Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter —

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

5 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — Oil City —

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

6 ► Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — Trees City Office & Bank — Historic Site — Caddo —

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

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