Oldest Oil Producing Well
Inscription
McClintock No. 1 Oil Well has produced continuously since August, 1861. Drilled only two years after the famous Drake Well, it is located 240 yards away, across the railroad.
Location
AddressWm. Flinn Hwy. (PA 8) at Waitz Rd.
CountyVenango
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.459040, -79.690290
Sources
More markers in Venango
Venango Path
A major Indian path from the Forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh) to Venango (Franklin) was located just west of here.
The Crawford Family
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Eben Crawford (1821-1897) was an iron foundry operator and early oil and gas producer.
Old Garrison
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Built in 1796 to replace Fort Franklin.
Fort Venango
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To assert control over the area, Fort Venango was built near this point by the British in 1760.
Pithole
Created in 1865 by the discovery of oil.