Roberts Torpedo - Titusville, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Szuchie
N 41° 37.125 W 079° 40.278
17T E 610695 N 4608300
This marker details the first successful device for increasing the flow of oil by setting off an explosion deep in a well.
Waymark Code: WM3D2T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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This historical marker's text reads:

First successful device for increasing the flow of oil by setting off an explosion deep in a well. It was publicly demonstrated in 1865. The nitroglycerin was made .4 mile south of here, along Hammond Run.
Marker Name: Roberts Torpedo

County: Crawford

Date Dedicated: 09/29/1954

Marker Type: City

Location: Smock Blvd. (Pa. 8), Titusville

Category: Business & Industry, Invention, Oil

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