Venango
Charles Lockhart (1818-1905)
Oil City, PA
The largest crude oil refiner in Pittsburgh in the 1860s.
Cornplanter (1738-1836)
Oil City, PA
A diplomat and defender of Seneca land and culture, Cornplanter allied the Iroquois Confederacy with the fledgling US after fighting for...
Densmore Tank Cars
The first functional railway oil tank car was invented and constructed in 1865 by James and Amos Densmore at nearby Miller Farm along Oil...
First Oil Pipeline
Constructed in the fall of 1865.
Fort Franklin
Franklin, PA
Site just west of here.
Fort Machault
Franklin, PA
Built by the French in 1756 to guard the route to the Ohio, it was evacuated and burned by them after the siege and fall of Fort Niagara...
Fort Venango
Franklin, PA
To assert control over the area, Fort Venango was built near this point by the British in 1760.
Galena-Signal Oil Company
Franklin, PA
Founded 1865. Under the leadership of Charles Miller & Joseph Sibley, it produced high - quality lubricants used by most U.S. railroads.
George Bissell
Franklin, PA
An attorney & oil industry pioneer, in 1854 with J.G. Eveleth, he purchased the Hibbard Farm, future site of Drake Well.
Humboldt Refinery
One of the largest and most scientifically advanced petroleum refineries of its time occupied 47 acres along Cherry Run immediately...
Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862)
Sugarcreek, PA
A distinguished Civil War general, Reno commanded a brigade of Burnside's Army in its North Carolina expedition and the 9th Corps of the...
John Dewey
Oil City, PA
After graduation from the University of Vermont in 1879, the noted philosopher, liberal, and advocate of progressive education...
John Franklin Carll (1826-1904)
Pleasantville, PA
Pioneer petroleum geologist and engineer, Carll originated many standard oil industry practices, including accurate drilling records,...
Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company
Oil City, PA
Founded in Oil City, 1894, it produced engines for pumping oil wells.
Oil Well Supply Company
Oil City, PA
Founded nearby in 1878, it was a leading manufacturer of oil well machinery and supplies, serving the oil industry across the globe.
Old Garrison
Franklin, PA
Built in 1796 to replace Fort Franklin.
Oldest Oil Producing Well
McClintock No. 1 Oil Well has produced continuously since August, 1861.
Pithole
Created in 1865 by the discovery of oil.
Pithole
Created in 1865 by the discovery of oil.
Pithole City
Site of oil-boom town of 15,000.
Samuel C. T. Dodd (1837-1907)
Franklin, PA
General solicitor of Standard Oil, 1881-1905, and author of the Standard Oil Trust Agreement (1882).
The Crawford Family
Emlenton, PA
Eben Crawford (1821-1897) was an iron foundry operator and early oil and gas producer.
Venango County
Franklin, PA
Formed March 12, 1800 out of Allegheny and Lycoming counties.
Venango Path
A major Indian path from the Forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh) to Venango (Franklin) was located just west of here.