Early Oil Wells
N 39° 14.623 W 081° 18.193
17S E 473834 N 4343866
Tells about the birth of West Virginia's oil industry.
Waymark Code: WMG6Q5
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2013
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Early Oil Wells
To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil", a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of the first boom oil towns.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Early Oil Wells
Marker Location: Mountwood Park
County or Independent City: Parkersburg, WV
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