Taft, California - Lakeview Oil Gusher - Largest

Address:: Gardner Field Road, Taft, CA
Directions:: Northeast of Maricopa, 1/2 mile east of State Route 33. Watch for historical marker sign.

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Taft, California - Largest Oil Gusher Ever

Taft has a unique site....the Lakeview Gusher (1910), billed as the largest gusher ever. It is even a CA historic site. All that's there is a huge hole (everything else was blown away by the gusher) and some dikes that held back the oil. Good thing there was no EPA back then. [Chris Lowe, 11/24/1998]

[RA: There's a historical plaque: "reached uncontrolled peak of 100,000 barrels per day." A lot of road trips wasted there...]

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November 9, 2009