National and State Register
Oil Spring
Fremont County
Oil Spring is the location of the first commercial production of oil in Colorado between 1860 and 1881. Prospecting at the site led to the formation of the state’s first oil company in 1860. Colorado’s first oil well was drilled there in 1862-63.
National Register
Address
Near Fremont County Rd. 9, Cañon City vicinity
Site Number
5FN.118