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Early Oil Wells WV207 Print E-mail
To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns. "
County Route 5, 0.1 miles from junction with US 50, 3 miles north of Volcano Wood County West Virginia.
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