Brig. Gen. - U.S. Volunteers
Commander [Mississippi] Marine Brigade
Capt. 59th Ill. Inf. Aug. 20, 1861
Lieut. Col. U.S. Volunteers Apr. 28, 1862
Brig. Gen. Nov. 1, 1862
This marker erected in 1979
at the request of his grandson,
the . . . — — Map (db m56037) WM
This is the type of rig used in the 19 teens and into the 1930's during the oil boom in Kansas. Three main sections make up the early rigs: the boiler which was the energy source to power the steam engine that ran the rig; the derrick which was . . . — — Map (db m56040) HM
On Central Avenue near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
To Honor Those Who Serve
Liberty For All
[Representative Memorials]
In honor of George F. Austin
for service in the Navy aboard
USS Estes AGC 12
Flag Ship supporting the invasions of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
witnessing the flag . . . — — Map (db m56220) WM
From the former Midland Refinery. Used to burn off gasses as gasoline and propane were transferred from the refinery into the railroad tank cars. ca. 1920's
Donated by: Frontier Refinery — — Map (db m56165) HM
This house was built in 1918 at 800½ South Main Street, El Dorado, Kansas, (Gordon's Addition, Lot 5, Block 4) in direct response to the oil boom and the massive amounts of people moving to the area looking for housing. Originally the home was . . . — — Map (db m56166) HM
George W. Brown drilled Kansas' first oil well in 1860. Since that time, Kansas oilmen have tested their courage, their fortunes, and their luck in the search for oil in all parts of the state. The Kansas Oil Museum is dedicated to the men and women . . . — — Map (db m56039) HM
This is a Model K Star Drilling Machine, also called a "spudder".
Drilling machines such as this one were used for two purposes:
1. To drill the initial hole for a rotary-drilled well.
2. To drill a complete oil well at shallow depth . . . — — Map (db m56125) HM
In honor of
Mrs. Addie Cowley Bradley
who was the first white girl born
in Eldorado Township;
the first in Butler County;
the first in the Fifth District of Kansas.
Born May 4, 1858. Died Feb. 27, 1932.
Boulder furnished by . . . — — Map (db m56038) HM
Oil field towns such as Oil Hill and Midian were built and maintained by oil companies such as Cities Service. These towns were fast growing and held an excitment in the early years when people moved in at all hours of the day and night. Life here . . . — — Map (db m56168) HM
Once the oil boom began in 1915, men and their families flooded the El Dorado area to find work in the oil fields. Small 2 to 5 room houses were built by the oil companies on land that was leased - thus the lease house or company house. By living . . . — — Map (db m56092) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m56127) HM
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) at Star Street, on the left when traveling west on Central Avenue.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m56179) HM
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
Our Freedom Began When in 1776
These Courageous Men Signed
The Declaration of Independence
Father of Our County
George Washington
The Voice of Freedom
Patrick Henry
The Pen of Freedom
George Mason
[Signers of the . . . — — Map (db m56184) HM
This machine was probably manufacturing in Chanute, Kansas in the late 1920's. It had been used in Eastern Kansas from the 1920's through the 1950's. This machine was highly portable when completely assembled and moved easily by horses and a . . . — — Map (db m56128) HM
This derrick is one of the last wood and steel oil derricks which once dotted the Butler County countryside. It was built in the mid-1940's and is 100 feet high.
Donated by: Larry Crawford
Donors: Joe Degan Pipe & Supply, Albert Hogoboom, . . . — — Map (db m56088) HM
Central power units were used to pump oil wells in the early days of the Kansas oilfields. One central power could pump as many as eighteen different wells, some up to half a mile away. In the 1950s producers began to replace central powers with . . . — — Map (db m56130) HM
This Cable Tool Drilling Machine, Serial No. 5, was manufactured in Chanute, Kansas by Sutcliffe Pipe & Supply, Joe H. Sutcliffe, owner. Built in early 1949, this is the only known remaining machine.
"The Gypsy" was found on a farm east of . . . — — Map (db m56133) HM
Rack contains various cable tool bits such as fishing tools, jars, rope sockets and elevators. These pieces were used with the adjoining cable tool rig. Many of these pieces of equipment were stored at yards and tool houses. — — Map (db m56090) HM
This railroad tank car has a capacity of 9913 gallons and was built in April of 1929. Used to haul raw crude oil to the refinery.
Donated by: Union Tank Car Company — — Map (db m56163) HM
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
This staff dedicated to the Veterans of all United States wars who valorously defended the flag it bears
Stars & Stripes waving here perpetually provided by Fred Priestley Post 1174 Veterans of Foreign Wars
Constructed May 1953
Board . . . — — Map (db m56182) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 54) at Vine Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to the memory of
William Allen White
Boyhood resident
of El Dorado
who became
Kansas' foremost editor
On his one hundredth
birthday anniversary
February 10, 1968 — — Map (db m40003) HM