Pithole - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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Created in 1865 by the discovery of oil. Within a few months it was a boom town of 15,000 with banks, churches, hotels, newspaper, post office, water system, and railroad. Oil wells began to go dry in less than a year, and in time only excavations and street lines remained. Site is about two miles northeast.

Marker Name: Pithole County: Venango Date Dedicated: 07/01/1986 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Intersection Pa. 227 & SR 1006, 5.6 miles SW of Pleasantville Category: Business & Industry, Oil Website: [Web Link]

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