FIRST - Drive-in Filling Station - Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 27.562 W 079° 55.832
17T E 590675 N 4479293
Remember, the FIRST oil boom was in Western Pennsylvania. It's only fitting that we had the FIRST Gas Station, too! A Pennsylvania Historic Marker memorializes this spot.
Waymark Code: WMXHG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2006
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Where would geocachers and waymarkers be without convenient gas stations? Probably a lot richer.
Did you know that Gulf Oil was headquartered in Pittsburgh until the 1990's?
Marker Text: At this site in Dec. 1913, Gulf Refining Co. opened the first drive-in facility designed and built to provide gasoline, oils, & lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousands of gas stations by different oil companies across the nation.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 12/01/1913
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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