Byron D. Benson - Titusville, PA
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N 41° 38.003 W 079° 40.647
17T E 610158 N 4609916
Founder of Tidewater Pipe Company which established pipeline transporation of crude petroleum from the fields to refineries.
Waymark Code: WMADBD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2010
Views: 18
Marker Text:
A founder and first president of Tidewater Pipe Co., est. 1878. He transformed the shipment of oil with a larger 6-inch pipe that covered greater distances than ever before. This pipeline was first to carry Pa. crude directly to coastal refineries. Benson lived here, 1872-88.
Marker Name: Byron D. Benson (1832-1888)
County: Crawford
Date Dedicated: 12/10/2009
Marker Type: City
Location: 603 N Perry St., Titusville
Category: Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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