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Bonus: there is a person that has two bricks... who is it?
❝When the news spread that oil had been discovered in the San Joaquin Valley of California, young men responded from all parts of our nation. The came from the farms of Missouri and Kansas, the ranches of Texas, the hills of West Virginia, and the mines of Pennsylvania. They were strong and rugged men, unskilled in their new jobs, but from these men came new ideas and innovation. They toiled in dangerous and dirty conditions with temperatures sometimes reaching over 120 degrees in the summer. There were no hard hats or other safety equipment that we use today. From these oil fields men took the ideas and technology around the world.❞
–Victor Killingsworth
Honoring those who supplied the energy to build a great nation.
Dedicated in 2010, during Oildorado, the Taft Oilworker Monument is a beautiful bronze sculpture that depicts the life in the oil fields in 1910. The tribute to the men and women whose hard work and determination built the petroleum industry and, as a result, the community of Taft, is commemorated through plaques and bricks honoring the individuals who have created the City.
The monument's artistic creator, Benjamin Victor, created the largest bronze sculpture in California which stands 40-feet tall with over life-size figures. This larger-than-life-sized monument is a beautiful tribute to our oil industry and all of the hard working men and women throughout the years.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.