Oil City, LA, 71061
318-995-6845
URL : http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/oil/oil-index.h
overview : Housed in the city's old railroad depot, which was donated by Kansas City Southern Railroad, this museum features an oil derrick donated by Texaco and a variety of early oil field equipment. It was formed in 1969 by a group of citizens dedicated to preserving the historical importance of the area, site of the 1911 "Ferry No. 1" well, one of the world's first over-water discovery wells.
collections : Artifacts include a wooden flow line pipe, an electric motor patented in 1899, a steam-driven fluid pump, pipe tongs and other early equipment. There is also a large collection of early boomtown and gusher photographs. Another part of the museum - the Caddo Indian Room - features Caddo Indian relics and arrowheads dating back 10,000 years.
