Oil Well Park (Sunniland)

USA / Florida / Immokalee / Sunniland / Oil Well Park Road
A small public park in Sunniland, which has Florida's first commercial oil derrick. Oil was discovered in 1943, and although oil did not pump from this exact location, the equipment was moved here as a public display.
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Coordinates:   26°16'56"N   81°20'35"W

Comments

  • Photos courtesy of me, taken in November 2006.
  • A nice little article with some history of the few wells in Collier County can be found here: http://www.aoghs.org/pdf/PetroleumAge-Vol1-No1.pdf
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