Alamitos oil well
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alamitos-oil-well-254-5898883
title:
Alamitos oil well
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The Alamitos oil well #1 or Alamitos #1 is the site of a famous oil well in Signal Hill, California, the start of the Long Beach oilfield. The spot is also known as Porcupine Hill. The Alamitos well #1 was designated a California Historic Landmark on May 1, 1957. The Signal Hill oil discovered in 1921 became the black gold of Southern California. Alamitos #1 started drilling on March 23, 1921. The leader of the drilling was O.P. "Happy" Yowells. On June 23 at 9:30 a.m. the drill, at about 2,765
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California Historic Landmark
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamitos_oil_well
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2024-02-08T11:28:58Z
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