Kramer & Mullins

Kramer & Mullins

…of sturdy wood wagons, and the Mullins Boat Corporation, manufacturer of fast and fancy watercraft. Both companies claimed local ownership with numerous private investors stepping up to help fund the…

Rich and Famous

Rich and Famous

…provide for the said Clifford Albaugh, to be known as Clifford Albaugh Schmidt, as his own son, to clothe and give him a home and send him to school, according…

Old Money

Old Money

…more than $100 million. He became close friends with writer Mark Twain, giving him $6,000 to get out of debt and teaching him how to invest. He also had close…

Oil City Boat Club

Oil City Boat Club

…to transport club members and their guests from the train stop to the club for social events. Club Grounds Expand The club purchased more land and secured rights-of-way over the…

Notorious Women

Notorious Women

The sizzling oil patch was home to scores of notable men and women in the early history of the region. Two of those area residents claimed unusual fame as a…

South Side: 50’s & 60’s

South Side: 50’s & 60’s

…on stereo and television units. Sales and service were offered. CLARK’S DONUT SHOP – Clark’s Donut Shop and City Optical were located adjacent to the Lewis Hardware Store on East…

Grove Hill Cemetery

Grove Hill Cemetery

…Columbia Band, clergy members, a choir, city officials, members of lodges and social clubs, musicians and everyday citizens. The cemetery includes an indigents’ burial lot known as Potter’s Field as…

Clark’s Summit

Clark’s Summit

…1871 and that cut into efforts to develop a housing area on Clark’s Summit. In 1872, the two businessmen laid out neat, rectangular lots on the summit, named Clark’s Summit…

Join the Club

Join the Club

…Oil City club entries in the mid-1920s include the Eureka Club, Daughters of Isabella, Athene Club, the Hub Club, Home Watchmen of America, LOOM Lodge, MWA Camp, Twentieth Century Club,…

The Boom

The Boom

…the YW. Teen-Inn was run by teenagers, elected from each high school class at Oil City High School. Overseeing the group were volunteer adult advisors. Jack and Marge McCash, advisors,…