On July 13, 1884, drilling began at Star No. 1 in Pico Canyon, just west of present-day Santa Clarita, by oilmen Wallace Hardison and Lyman Stewart, under the California Star Oil Works. The well in Pico Canyon remained in operation until March 28, 1885, due to it being under a lease. Star No.1 contributed to California’s expanding energy economy during ...

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