Mentryville!

Bill
Mentryville
Landmark #516-2A Los Angeles County Visited: July 4, 2011 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? The remains of California’s first oil boom town!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Named after pioneer oil developer Charles Alexander Mentry, who in 1876 drilled the first successful oil well in California. His restored home and barn and Felton School remain here where the Star Oil Company, one of the predecessors of Standard Oil of California, was born.

OTHER TIDBITS: The oil from this town fueled the Pioneer Oil Refinery just east of here!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
  • Volunteer with the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society!
  • Donate to the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
27201 W Pico Canyon Rd
2.8 mi W of I-5
Newhall, CA 91381

ANNOTATIONS:
Don’t look up this address on Google Maps! Take the Lyons Avenue exit from I-5 and head west. Lyons Avenue will turn into Pico Canyon Road! Go all the way to the end of Pico Canyon Road, and you will end up in a dirt parking lot within eyesight of Mentryville!

From Los Angeles: ~34mi (55km) — 0.6hrs
From Sacramento: ~356mi (573km) — 6hrs
From San Diego: ~155mi (250km) — 2.6hrs
From San Francisco: ~353mi (569km) — 5.9hrs
When should I go? The park is open every day from sunrise to sunset!

Mentryville

Mentryville

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