Early Refinery - Titusville, PA
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N 41° 37.592 W 079° 39.193
17T E 612188 N 4609187
This historic marker details the location of the first refinery in the Oil Creek Region, built in 1860.
Waymark Code: WM3D34
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
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This Pennsylvania historical marker's text reads:

The first refinery in the Oil Creek Region for crude petroleum was built nearby in 1860. The first run of oil was made in 1861. Oil was first refined at Pittsburgh, about 1854, by Samuel Kier.
Marker Name: Early Refinery

County: Crawford

Date Dedicated: 09/29/1954

Marker Type: City

Location: E. Main St. (Pa. 27), Titusville

Category: Business & Industry, Oil

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