Oklahoma City No. 1

The well came in at 6,355 feet south of the city limits, and by May 27, 1930 the field had crossed into Oklahoma City itself, the state's first oil field inside a city. The Corporation Commission's Order 4804 of September 11, 1929 halted all drilling for thirty days, and the city council then allowed one well per block. When operators defied the limits, Gov. William H. Murray declared martial law around the wells on May 5, 1932, and again that June and in March 1933, until House Bill 481 limited production statewide on April 10, 1933.

What the plaque says

Oklahoma City No. 1 On December 4, 1928, the Okla- homa City No. 1 blew in open- ing Oklahoma's most produc tive oil and gas field, sixth largest in the nation Drilled by the Indian Terri- tory Illuminating Oil Com- pany a subsidiary of Cities Service Oil Company, and the Foster Petroleum Company. The well was deeded to the State of Oklahoma as a hist- oric site after producing over a million barrels of oil Oklahoma Historical Society 1980

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• First Americans Museum — 3.5 mi
  The museum of the 39 First American nations in Oklahoma today, on the Oklahoma River, with galleries shaped by each nation, Smithsonian objects brought home and a 90-foot mound.
• Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum — 5.5 mi
  The outdoor memorial and museum on the site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, where 168 people were killed at 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, shaped by the families and survivors.

More markers nearby

• Delmar Garden — 5.5 mi
• Joseph Bradfield Thoburn — 9.6 mi
• Council Grove — 10.0 mi
• Oklahoma's First Television Station Channel 4 — 11 mi