Notable Women

Notable Women

…years and during her long career delivered more than 4,000 babies. While she treated all types of maladies, injuries and diseases, she specialized in obstetrics. She served as president of…

Oil City All-Stars

Oil City All-Stars

…you see her in the water,” wrote the newspaper. “Then the powerful, long stroke which shoot her through the water yard after yard, or mile after mile, show you your…

Kramer & Mullins

Kramer & Mullins

…operations. It all began with the construction of two five-story, 200-feet-long brick buildings at a sprawling West End property along the Allegheny River in 1891. It was the home of…

State Street Bridge

State Street Bridge

…feet long and 18 feet wide. At the time, it was the longest bridge over any part of the Allegheny River. The Oil City and Petroleum Bridge opened to the…

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

…and stagecoaches makes its way along Seneca Street in Oil City. The Exchange Hotel on Seneca Street can be seen in the background. Elephants, the star attraction in all circuses,…

Utilities

Utilities

…and businesses throughout the city, as well as outlying areas, would benefit from natural gas energy lines, telephone and telegraph services, electricity and television cable long before such utilities were…

Main Street

Main Street

…central Pennsylvania. Traveling to the area, they bought land in 1803 and laid out a farm. Three decades later, Thomas Moran opened a hotel along the rudimentary road to serve…

One of a Kind

One of a Kind

…The Sears & Roebuck store provided the bicycle for his “ride of death along the cornices.” “His iron grip and tennis shoes are all that he has in his climb,”…

Library Hall

Library Hall

…stained glass windows includes a phrase that reads, “Life is Short – Art is Long“. A campaign called Raising the Curtain on Act II has been launched to raise $800,000…

Grocery Stores

Grocery Stores

…Bissell Ave. Eagin’s Fine Foods, 501 Hoffman Ave. East End Market, 403 E. Second St. Haupt’s Market, 516 Central Ave. Heath’s Market, 220 Bishop Ave. Helscel Dairy Mart, 500 Colbert…