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Early Refinery PA474

The first refinery in the Oil Creek Region for crude petroleum was built nearby in 1860. The first run of oil was made in 1861. Oil was first refined at Pittsburgh, about 1854, by Samuel Kier.

EMain St(Pa27), Titusville. Crawford County Pennsylvania.


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