Old Money
2909, 2023

Old Money

…1860 to Oil City to buy crude oil for his company. He became a prominent and wealthy oilman, both as a crude oil buyer and a producer, in the Oil…

Coreco
2804, 2023

Coreco

…Refining (Oil City), Empire Oil Works (Reno), Franklin Oil Works (Franklin) and Advance Oil (Oil City). By 1992, only Pennzoil operated a refinery (at Rouseville) in Venango County. Coreco gas…

Ducks and Roses
0402, 2022

Ducks and Roses

…as a social beverage.” Newspaper Advertisement for Ludwig Mayer’s Famous Rye Whiskey Oil City Boiler Works An Oil City company, organized in 1881 by Daniel O’Day and Michael Geary, had…

State Street Bridge
2705, 2022

State Street Bridge

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Wharfs & Steamboats
0906, 2023

Wharfs & Steamboats

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The Boom
1308, 2021

The Boom

…Aug. 27, 1928. The movie theater was located on North Seneca Street. A patron could buy a booklet of admission tickets for shows at the Col. Drake Theater. The cost…

The Glass Industry
0209, 2022

The Glass Industry

…that was further complicated because of high trucking costs, escalating prices for natural gas that powered the plant, and lack of room to expand the plant. The plant closed April…

Grove Hill Legends
1509, 2023

Grove Hill Legends

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Main Street
1404, 2023

Main Street

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For Teachers

…government agencies, and individuals. Learning with Mango is organized, practical, and totally painless. And the most important part? It actually works. Access Now Are you ready to use technology to…