Jacob J. Vandergrift (1827 - 1899)
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N 41° 25.930 W 079° 42.541
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Marker that tells some history of Jacob J. Vandergrift.
Waymark Code: WMCEZC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2011
Views: 10
This marker is located along the banks of Oil Creek near the parking area for Justus Park in Oil City.
The text of the marker reads:
A leader in transforming the shipment of oil-by river, by rail, and ultimately by pipeline. Vandergrift arrived in Oil City, 1861, as a river captain. Beginning in 1868, Vandergrift, Forman & Co., laid miles of pipe to move oil from wells to shipping depots. In 1877 he consolidated much of the oil pipeline industry into his United Pipe Lines, which he merged in 1881, into the National Transit Co., part of Rockefeller's Standard Oil holdings.
Marker Name: Jacob J. Vandergrift (1827-1899)
County: Venango
Date Dedicated: 01/01/2001
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Justus Park, Oil City, PA
Category: siness & Industry, Science & Medicine, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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