Where did Burnham discover oil with his company?
Texas
California
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Answer
Oil was first discovered in California by Edward L. Doheny and Charles A. Canfield in the Pico Canyon near Los Angeles in 1876, while drilling for water. The discovery led to a drilling boom, which quickly transformed the state's economy and landscape, ushering in the age of oil.
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