Corsicanabr/Navarro County, Texasbr/32 05.383' N 96 27.843' Wbr/Address: 416 S. 12th Streetbr/ br/Text: West of the Mississippi River. In this well, drilled by H. G. Johnston, E. H. Akin, and Charles Rittersbacher under contract for a water well for the city of Corsicana in 1894, the first oil in commercial quantities in the mid-continent area was discovered at 1035 feet.br/ br/Date Photographed: 21-05-06