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Summerland, CA—circa 1900

Summerland oil wells

In 1894, while digging for natural gas near his home, a resident struck oil. Thus began an oil boom that lasted into the 1930s. Oil is still produced from offshore wells off the coast of Summerland.

 

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Uploaded on August 12, 2013
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