Horses

Horses

…boasted three elaborate race tracks. The first one, built soon after the City of Oil City was incorporated in 1871, was on Clark’s Summit. Spectators as well as competitors could…

Kramer & Mullins

Kramer & Mullins

…the Kramer Wagon Co. By 1936, the property had a new tenant, the boat company. The buildings would later include a variety of other tenants, such as truck equipment companies,…

Siverly

Siverly

…City in 1910. There are several unusual claims as to the riverfront community – it once boasted the largest inland refinery in the world; it claimed a factory that was…

Luxurious Residences

Luxurious Residences

…back East to Oil City where he joined the oil transportation business. He eventually organized the Union Refining Company and later the Bradford Oil Company. Chambers, who was described in…

Monarch Park

Monarch Park

…of the trolley business and sold his company as well as 60 acres in the Cranberry Township tract to Daniel Geary’s rival Citizens Traction Co. of Oil City. The business…

ORLA Newsletter

…craft night at the Cooperstown Library. There’s something for everyone this month, so mark your calendars and come be a part of the community spirit at your library. January 2024…

Wharfs & Steamboats

Wharfs & Steamboats

…no comment is necessary. Staunch boats, perfect service, thoroughly experienced gentlemen for commanders, and the finest natural scenery in the country to pass through, was among the inducements offered. But…

Second Presbyterian Church

Second Presbyterian Church

…pastor of Community Mission to offer leadership to the church as well as the full community. In a newspaper review in 1994 about local Oil City churches, the Second Presbyterian…

Oil City Library

…The concept of a library in our community began in 1864 when a group of citizens formed an organization called the Petroleum Institute. Aside from buying books for the public’s…

Guardians of Tradition

Guardians of Tradition

…names and origins, the organizations were comprised of members who met regularly, took up civic challenges, represented their interests and more. The Busy Years Most of the long-standing organizations were…