4/19/2009
4/19/2009
4/19/2009
4/19/2009
Landmark information
- Location:
27201 W Pico Canyon Rd, 2.8 mi W of I-5, Newhall - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/3/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
4/19/2009 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 22.770, W 118 36.651
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mentryville
Mentryville, named after Charles Alexander Mentry, who drilled California's first successful commercial oil well in 1876, was one of the first oil towns in the state. Mentry's restored home, barn and Felton School remain on the site where the California Star Oil Works Co., a predecessor of Standard oil Co. of California, was founded.