The July 29, 1948 paper reported that the first oil well in the Peace River country was spudded in 4 miles from Spirit River on July 25 by an Imperial Oil drilling crew. Many visitors were on hand to witness the historic event.
![The Herald-Tribune ~ July 29, 1948](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/First-oil-well-blog-July-29.jpg)
Written and researched by Kathryn Auger.