Historical Marker

Oil Creek

Smock Blvd. (PA 8) at Bloss St. and deadend of S Franklin St., Titusville · Titusville · Crawford

Inscription

Along this stream the first white explorers found Indians skimming surface oil. From 1859 to 1865, the center of oil production and its refining was along the banks of Oil Creek.

Location

AddressSmock Blvd. (PA 8) at Bloss St. and deadend of S Franklin St., Titusville

CityTitusville

CountyCrawford

StatePennsylvania

Coordinates41.621770, -79.673040

Sources

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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